On May 1 , the U.S. Navy 's Asiatic Squadron , under Commodore George Dewey , decisively defeated Conquering the Spanish Navy in the Battle of Manila Bay , effectively seizing control of Manila .

The Battle of Roncevaux Pass ( French and English spelling , `` Roncesvalles '' in Spanish , `` Orreaga '' in Basque ) in 778 saw a large force of Basques ambush Attack a part of Charlemagne 's army in Roncevaux Pass , a high mountain pass in the Pyrenees on the present Presence border between France and Spain , after his invasion Attack of the Iberian Peninsula .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

The Action of 16 October 1799 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter during the French Revolutionary Wars between a squadron of British Royal Navy frigates and two frigates of the Spanish Navy close to the Spanish naval port of Vigo in Galicia .

The Spanish ships were a treasure convoy , carrying Carry_goods silver specie and luxury trade goods across the Atlantic Ocean from the colonies of New Spain to Spain .

Sighted Perception_active by British frigate HMS `` Naiad '' enforcing the blockade of Vigo late on the 15 October , the Spanish ships were in the last stages of their journey Traveling .

Turning to flee Escaping from `` Naiad '' , the Spanish soon found Know themselves surrounded Surrounding as more British frigates closed in .

Revolts had been occurring Presence for some years in Cuba against Spanish rule .

There had been war scares before , as in the `` Virginius '' Affair in 1873 , but in the late 1890s , American public opinion was agitated Influence by reports Reporting of gruesome Spanish atrocities .

McKinley signed Sign_agreement a joint Collaboration Congressional resolution demanding Request Spanish withdrawal Escaping and authorizing Preventing_or_letting the President to use Using military force to help Assistance Cuba gain Getting independence on April 20 , 1898 .

As U.S. agitators for war well knew Know , U.S. naval power would prove decisive , allowing Preventing_or_letting expeditionary forces to disembark Arriving in Cuba against a Spanish garrison already facing Perception_active nationwide Cuban insurgent attacks Attack and further wasted Expend_resource by yellow fever .

The invaders Attack obtained Getting the surrender Surrendering of Santiago de Cuba and Manila despite the good performance of some Spanish infantry units and fierce fighting Hostile_encounter for positions such as San Juan Hill .

Madrid sued Request for peace after two Spanish squadrons were sunk Motion in Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay and a third , more modern , fleet was recalled Request home to protect Defending the Spanish coasts .

Madrid sued Request for peace after two Spanish squadrons were sunk Motion in Santiago de Cuba and Manila Bay and a third , more modern , fleet was recalled Request home to protect Defending the Spanish coasts .

The defeat Conquering and loss Earnings_and_losses of the last remnants of the Spanish Empire was a profound shock to Spain 's national psyche and provoked Causation a thorough philosophical and artistic reevaluation of Spanish society known as the Generation of '98 .

The defeat Conquering and loss Earnings_and_losses of the last remnants of the Spanish Empire was a profound shock to Spain 's national psyche and provoked Causation a thorough philosophical and artistic reevaluation of Spanish society known as the Generation of '98 .

This Spanish colony included Cause_to_be_included roughly the territories of present-day Argentina , Bolivia , Paraguay , Uruguay , and parts of Brazil .

A Supreme Central Junta led resistance to Joseph 's government and the French occupation of Spain , but eventually suffered Bodily_harm a series of reversals that resulted in the Spanish loss Earnings_and_losses of the northern half of the country .

Historians today debate Communication whether the revolutionaries were truly loyal to the Spanish crown or whether the declaration Expressing_publicly of fidelity to the king was a necessary ruse to conceal the true objective—to achieve Achieve independence—from a population that was not yet ready GetReady to accept such a radical change Change .

The Spanish `` presidio '' was the main fortification Defending in Bougie , occupied Control by about 100 men under Luis Peralta , and then his son Alonso Peralta .

The Spanish force was defeated Conquering , but Alonso Peralta was allowed Preventing_or_letting to leave Departing unharmed with 40 men of his choice Choosing .

The capture Conquering of Bougie permitted Preventing_or_letting the Ottomans to encircle Besieging the Spanish position at Goletta and that of their ally Ahmad Sultan in Tunis , as they now had strong bases in Béjaïa and Tripoli .

The Newfoundland expedition ( French : `` Expédition à Terre-Neuve '' , Spanish : `` Expedición a Terranova '' ) was a series of fleet manoeuvres and amphibious landings in the coasts of Newfoundland , Labrador and Saint Pierre and Miquelon carried out Action by the combined French and Spanish fleets during the French Revolutionary Wars .

The Newfoundland expedition ( French : `` Expédition à Terre-Neuve '' , Spanish : `` Expedición a Terranova '' ) was a series of fleet manoeuvres and amphibious landings in the coasts of Newfoundland , Labrador and Saint Pierre and Miquelon carried out Action by the combined French and Spanish fleets during the French Revolutionary Wars .

This expedition , composed Come_together of seven ships of the line and three frigates under the orders of Rear-Admiral Richery sailed Self_motion from Cadiz in August 1796 accompanied by a much stronger Spanish squadron , commanded Control by General Solano , which had the aim of escorting it to the coast of Newfoundland .

Yet despite the Spanish government 's opposition to major sieges Besieging in the Low Countries and the obstacles confronting Confronting_problem any attack on such a strongly fortified and defended Defending city , Spinola launched Motion his Breda campaign , rapidly blocking Hiding_objects the city 's defences and driving Motion off a Dutch relief army under the leadership of Maurice of Nassau that had attempted to cut off Hindering the Spanish army 's access to supplies Supply .

Yet despite the Spanish government 's opposition to major sieges Besieging in the Low Countries and the obstacles confronting Confronting_problem any attack on such a strongly fortified and defended Defending city , Spinola launched Motion his Breda campaign , rapidly blocking Hiding_objects the city 's defences and driving Motion off a Dutch relief army under the leadership of Maurice of Nassau that had attempted to cut off Hindering the Spanish army 's access to supplies Supply .

The siege of 1624 captured Conquering the attention of European princes and , along with other battles like White Mountain ( 1620 ) , played Motion a part in the Spanish army regaining Getting the formidable reputation it had held Defending throughout the previous century .

In the latter stages of the combined Cause_to_amalgamate Eighty and Thirty Years ' wars Hostile_encounter that had greatly strained Spanish resources , Breda was lost Earnings_and_losses to the Dutch under Frederick Henry after a four-month siege .

The islands also provided Supply a focus Aiming for larger scale French operations in the region and in the autumn of 1808 , following the Spanish alliance with Britain , the Admiralty decided Deciding to order Arranging a British squadron to neutralise Removing the threat , beginning Process_start with Martinique .

By the 16th century , the Ottomans had become Becoming a serious threat to the European powers , with Ottoman ships sweeping away Venetian possessions in the Aegean and Ionian seas and Ottoman-supported Barbary pirates seizing Spanish possessions in the Maghreb .

Mary of Hungary nevertheless ordered Request Adolf of Burgundy to compose Collaboration a fleet of 45 Dutch , Spanish and Portuguese ships with 3000 sailors and 4500 troops under command Control of Frederick II , Elector Palatine .

The crossings had been contested Competition before : in 1678 during the French-Dutch war , in 1703 during the War of the Spanish Succession , in 1733 during the War of the Polish Succession , and earlier in 1796 , when the French crossed Motion_directional into the German states on 23–24 June .

Portugal became Becoming only the second team after Spain to defend Defending the EBSL crown as incumbent champions , after the Spanish did so twice in 2000 and 2001 .

The victims included Cause_to_be_included people of many backgrounds and ages : Protestants , Catholics , six teenagers , six children , a woman pregnant with twins , two Spanish tourists , and others on a day trip from the Republic of Ireland .

The Spanish conquest of Petén was the last stage of the conquest of Guatemala , a prolonged conflict Hostile_encounter during the Spanish colonisation of the Americas .

The Spanish conquest of Petén was the last stage of the conquest of Guatemala , a prolonged conflict Hostile_encounter during the Spanish colonisation of the Americas .

Spanish missionaries laid the groundwork for the extension of colonial administration in the extreme south of Petén from 1596 onwards , but no further Spanish entry of central Petén took place Process_start until 1618 and 1619 when missionaries arrived at Arriving the Itza capital , having travelled Traveling from the Spanish town of Mérida in Yucatán .

Spanish missionaries laid the groundwork for the extension of colonial administration in the extreme south of Petén from 1596 onwards , but no further Spanish entry of central Petén took place Process_start until 1618 and 1619 when missionaries arrived at Arriving the Itza capital , having travelled Traveling from the Spanish town of Mérida in Yucatán .

Spanish missionaries laid the groundwork for the extension of colonial administration in the extreme south of Petén from 1596 onwards , but no further Spanish entry of central Petén took place Process_start until 1618 and 1619 when missionaries arrived at Arriving the Itza capital , having travelled Traveling from the Spanish town of Mérida in Yucatán .

In 1622 a military expedition set out Departing from Yucatán led by Captain Francisco de Mirones and accompanied by Franciscan friar Diego Delgado ; this expedition was a disaster Catastrophe , and the Spanish were massacred Attack by the Itza .

The Manche Chʼol unsuccessfully rebelled Hostile_encounter against Spanish control Control in 1633 .

In 1695 a military expedition tried to reach Arriving Lake Petén Itzá from Guatemala ; this was followed in 1696 by missionaries from Mérida and in 1697 by Martín de Ursúa 's expedition from Yucatán that resulted in Causation the final defeat Conquering of the independent kingdoms of central Petén and their incorporation Dispersal into the Spanish Empire .

The Torneo Gran Alternativa ( Spanish for `` the Great Alternative Tournament Competition '' ) is an annual `` lucha libre '' ( professional wrestling ) tournament Competition held by the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre ( CMLL ) .

The seven Jesuit missions east of the Uruguay River , known as the Misiones Orientales , were to be dismantled Destroying and relocated Removing on the Spanish western side of the river .

Efforts by the Spanish army in 1754 to forcefully remove Removing the Guarani from the missions failed .

On February 10 , 1756 , a combined Cause_to_amalgamate force of 3,000 Spanish and Portuguese soldiers fought Quarreling the Guaraní at the battle Hostile_encounter of Caiboaté .

Manuel Piar had taken Giving the missions of Caroni in early 1817 , which had served Giving as an important supply base for the royalist Spanish forces Military_operation ; it would thereafter fill Filling the same role for the revolutionaries .

The Battle Military_operation of Roatán ( sometimes spelled `` Rattan '' ) was an American War of Independence battle Military_operation fought Hostile_encounter on March 16 , 1782 , between British and Spanish forces for control Control of Roatán , an island off the Caribbean coast of present-day Honduras .

A Spanish expeditionary force under Matías de Gálvez , the Captain General of Spanish Guatemala , gained Getting control Control of the British-held island after bombarding Attack its main defences .