Antonio de Oquendo
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Antonio de Oquendo y Zandategui was a Spanish Navy officer best known for commanding the Spanish fleet which was decisively defeated at the Battle of the Downs in 1639.
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Statue for Antonio de Oquendo, San Sebastián
Plaque on base of statue
Eighty Years' War
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The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Reformation, c
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…Allegiance Spain Branch Spanish Navy Service years 1594–1640 Rank Captain General Conflicts Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz Eighty Years' War Battle of St. Kitts (1629) Battle of Albrolhos (1631) Battle of the Downs (1639) Relations Miguel de Oquendo (father) Antonio de Oquendo y Zandategui…
The Battle of Gibraltar, 1607
The Beeldenstorm or Iconoclastic Fury was a more or less organised destruction of Catholic sacred objects which swept through the Habsburg Netherlands' churches in 1566. 1630 painting by Dirck van Delen
Capture of Brielle in 1572 by Anthonie Waldorp (1862)
Stadtholder Maurice of Nassau during the 1600 Battle of Nieuwpoort, a tactical Dutch victory for little gain