the spanish defeated the ottoman empire at the battle of lepanto.
who did the spanish defeat at the battle of lepanto?
the ottoman empire
the battle of lepanto was a naval engagement that took place on 7 october 1571 when a fleet of the holy league, led by the spanish empire and the venetian republic, inflicted a major defeat on the fleet of the ottoman empire in the gulf of patras. the ottoman forces were sailing westward from their naval station in "lepanto" (the venetian name of ancient "naupactus" , ottoman "") when they met the fleet of the holy league which was sailing east from messina, sicily. the holy league was a coalition of european catholic maritime states which was arranged by pope pius v and led by john of austria. the league was largely financed by philip ii of spain, and the venetian republic was the main contributor of ships.
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lepanto may refer to:









































section::::places.









































bullet::::- lepanto, greece, medieval italian name of nafpaktos









































bullet::::- battle of lepanto, 1571









































bullet::::- lepanto, arkansas, united states









































bullet::::- lepanto, a sub-province in the former province of lepanto-bontoc, philippines









































bullet::::- lepanto (rome metro), an underground station









































bullet::::- mount lepanto, antarctica









































section::::ships.









































bullet::::- italian ironclad "lepanto"









































bullet::::- italian minelayer "lepanto"









































bullet::::- spanish cruiser "lepanto"









































bullet::::- spanish destroyer "lepanto" (1930-1957)









































bullet::::- spanish destroyer sps "lepanto" (d21) (1957-1985), formerly uss capps (dd-550)









































section::::other uses.









































bullet::::- "lepanto" (poem), a poem by english poet g. k. chesterton about the 1571 battle of lepanto
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