The Spanish evacuated Rescuing the captured soldiers , 135 civilians and 300 slaves , and destroyed Destroying their settlement , which they claimed Statement had been used Using as a base for piracy and privateering .

The aim Aiming was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England , to stop English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to stop Process_end the harm caused Causation by English and Dutch privateering ships that interfered Hindering with Spanish interests in the Americas .