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40 relations: Alonso de Bazán, Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373, Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Azores, Barque, Battle of Flores (1592), Berlengas, Caravel, Caribbean, Carrack, Cinco Chagas, Company of Merchant Adventurers of London, Constantino of Braganza, Diogo de Melo Coutinho, England, English wine cask units, Faial Island, Galleon, George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, Goa, Iberian Union, Kingdom of Portugal, List of colonial governors of Mozambique, Luanda, Madre de Deus, Nicholas Downton, Philip II of Spain, Pico Island, Pinnace (ship's boat), Portuguese Angola, Portuguese Mozambique, Privateer, Red Dragon (1595), Republic of Venice, Slavery, South Africa, Very important person, Viana do Castelo District, William Holliday, Wine.
Alonso de Bazán
Alonso de Bazán, son of Admiral Álvaro de Bazán the Elder, Marquis del Viso, and brother of the better known Admiral Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, was a Spanish naval commander during the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Eighty Years' War.
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Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373
The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 was signed on 16 June 1373 between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanor of Portugal.
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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared.
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Azores
The Azores (or; Açores), officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores (Região Autónoma dos Açores), is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal.
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Barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the fore- and mainmasts rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) rigged fore-and-aft.
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Battle of Flores (1592)
The Battle of Flores (1592), also known as Cruising Voyage to the Azores of 1592, or the Capture of the Madre de Deus describes a series of naval engagements that took place from 20 May to 19 August 1592, during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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Berlengas
The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands off the Portuguese coast, west of the town of Peniche in Oeste region.
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Caravel
A caravel (Portuguese: caravela) is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Caribbean
The Caribbean is a region that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.
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Carrack
A carrack was a three- or four-masted ocean-going sailing ship that was developed in the 14th and 15th centuries in Europe.
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Cinco Chagas
Cinco Chagas (Five Wounds) was a Portuguese nau (carrack) that was sunk during the Action of Faial on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War.
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Company of Merchant Adventurers of London
The Company of Merchant Adventurers of London brought together London's leading overseas merchants in a regulated company in the early 15th century, in the nature of a guild.
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Constantino of Braganza
Dom Constantino of Braganza (1528–1575) was a Portuguese statesman and military commander of the 16th century.
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Diogo de Melo Coutinho
Diogo de Melo Coutinho was the second and eleventh Captain-major of Portuguese Ceylon.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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English wine cask units
Capacities of wine casks were formerly measured and standardised according to a specific system of English units.
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Faial Island
Faial Island, also known in English as Fayal, is a Portuguese island of the Central Group (Portuguese: Grupo Central) of the Azores.
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Galleon
Galleons were large, multi-decked sailing ships first used by the Spanish as armed cargo carriers and later adopted by European states from the 16th to 18th centuries during the age of sail and were the principal fleet units drafted for use as warships until the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the mid-1600s.
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George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland
Sir George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland, 13th Baron de Clifford, 13th Lord of Skipton, KG (8 August 155830 October 1605), was an English peer, naval commander, and courtier of Queen Elizabeth I of England.
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Goa
Goa is a state in India within the coastal region known as the Konkan, in Western India.
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Iberian Union
The Iberian Union was the dynastic union of the Crown of Portugal and the Spanish Crown between 1580 and 1640, bringing the entire Iberian Peninsula, as well as Spanish and Portuguese overseas possessions, under the Spanish Habsburg kings Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV of Spain.
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Kingdom of Portugal
The Kingdom of Portugal (Regnum Portugalliae, Reino de Portugal) was a monarchy on the Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of modern Portugal.
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List of colonial governors of Mozambique
This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Mozambique, an area equivalent to modern-day Republic of Mozambique.
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Luanda
Luanda, formerly named São Paulo da Assunção de Loanda, is the capital and largest city in Angola, and the country's most populous and important city, primary port and major industrial, cultural and urban centre.
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Madre de Deus
Madre de Deus (Mother of God; also called Mãe de Deus and Madre de Dios) was a Portuguese ship, renowned for her fabulous cargo, which stoked the English appetite for trade with the Far East, then a Portuguese monopoly.
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Nicholas Downton
Nicholas Downton (1561-6 August 1615), was a commander in the service of the English East India Company (EIC).
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Philip II of Spain
Philip II (Felipe II; 21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), called "the Prudent" (el Prudente), was King of Spain (1556–98), King of Portugal (1581–98, as Philip I, Filipe I), King of Naples and Sicily (both from 1554), and jure uxoris King of England and Ireland (during his marriage to Queen Mary I from 1554–58).
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Pico Island
Pico Island (Ilha do Pico), is an island in the Central Group of the Portuguese Azores.
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Pinnace (ship's boat)
As a ship's boat, the pinnace is a light boat, propelled by oars or sails, carried aboard merchant and war vessels in the Age of Sail to serve as a tender.
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Portuguese Angola
Portuguese Angola refers to Angola during the historic period when it was a territory under Portuguese rule in southwestern Africa.
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Portuguese Mozambique
Portuguese Mozambique (Moçambique) or Portuguese East Africa (África Oriental Portuguesa) are the common terms by which Mozambique is designated when referring to the historic period when it was a Portuguese overseas territory.
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Privateer
A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.
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Red Dragon (1595)
Scourge of Malice or Malice Scourge or Mare Scourge was a 38-gun ship ordered by George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland.
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Republic of Venice
The Republic of Venice (Repubblica di Venezia, later: Repubblica Veneta; Repùblica de Venèsia, later: Repùblica Vèneta), traditionally known as La Serenissima (Most Serene Republic of Venice) (Serenissima Repubblica di Venezia; Serenìsima Repùblica Vèneta), was a sovereign state and maritime republic in northeastern Italy, which existed for a millennium between the 8th century and the 18th century.
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Slavery
Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.
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South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.
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Very important person
A very important person (VIP) is a person who is accorded special privileges due to their status or importance.
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Viana do Castelo District
The Viana do Castelo District (Distrito de Viana do Castelo) is a district located in the northwest of Portugal, bordered by Spain from the north and Braga District from the south.
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William Holliday
Note: dates are given using the New Style calendar. William Holliday (also spelled Hollidaie and Halliday) (c. 1565 – February 14, 1624) was a wealthy London businessman and chairman of the East India Company.
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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from grapes fermented without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, water, or other nutrients.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_of_Faial
