The Spanish Armada

A short history of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, told principally from the Catholic point of view. The Spanish Armada, also called the Invincible Armada, and more correctly La Armada Grande, was a fleet intended to invade England and to put an end to the long series of English aggressions against the colonies and possessions of the Spanish Crown; it was however all but destroyed by a week's fighting and a disastrous cruise; this led to the gradual decadence of the maritime power of Spain; Catholics on the whole supported the Armada, but with some notable exceptions.