[PAR] [TLE] Spanish Armada [SEP] The Spanish Armada (Spanish: "Grande y Felicísima Armada" , literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.  The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England, with the expectation that this would put a stop to English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to the harm caused to Spanish interests by English and Dutch privateering. [PAR] [TLE] San Juan de Sicilia [SEP] The San Juan de Sicilia was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill-fated Spanish Armada of 1588.  The ship was originally known as the Brod Martolosi, before it was seized to form part of the navy.  It was one of 10 ships forming the Levant squadron, one of 8 squadrons that formed the entire armada.
[PAR] [TLE] Spanish Armada [ SEP ] The Spanish Armada ( Spanish : " Grande y Felicísima Armada " , literally " Great and Most Fortunate Navy " ) was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588 , under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England . The strategic aim was to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I and her establishment of Protestantism in England , with the expectation that this would put a stop to English interference in the Spanish Netherlands and to the harm caused to Spanish interests by English and Dutch privateering . [PAR] [TLE] San Juan de Sicilia [ SEP ] The San Juan de Sicilia was one of the 130 ships that formed the ill - fated Spanish Armada of 1588 . The ship was originally known as the Brod Martolosi , before it was seized to form part of the navy . It was one of 10 ships forming the Levant squadron , one of 8 squadrons that formed the entire armada .
Who commanded the fleet of ships that included The San Juan de Sicilia?
Who commanded the fleet of ships that included The San Juan de Sicilia ?
Duke of Medina Sidonia
Duke of Medina Sidonia