: Gorrochategui examines how the expedition failed in all three of its primary objectives: Destroying the remaining Spanish fleet in Santander.
Conquering Lisbon to place a pretender on the Portuguese throne. Intercepting the Spanish silver fleet in the Azores. Structural & Publication Details
: It is the first major account to provide a day-by-day reconstruction of military operations by contrasting biased English accounts with Spanish and Portuguese primary documents .
: The book details the English Armada of 1589 , a massive retaliatory fleet led by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Norris that suffered losses in men and ships exceeding those of the Spanish Armada.
The primary feature of (translated as The English Armada ) by Luis Gorrochategui is its rigorous historiographical revision of the Anglo-Spanish War . The book challenges the long-standing historical narrative that England achieved undisputed maritime supremacy after the 1588 Spanish Armada. Key Narrative Features