Drake's descent on Vigo was a military event that took place between September and October 1585 during the early part of the Anglo–Spanish War. Francis Drake leading an English expedition to raid the
Portrait of Francis Drake in half-armour,
The Battle of Cartagena de Indias or the Capture of Cartagena de Indias was a military and naval action fought on 9–11 February 1586, of the recently declared Anglo-Spanish War that resulted in the as
Francis Drake's descent on Vigo
…across the Atlantic before heading to the Spanish colonial city of Santo Domingo which was captured and ransomed on 1 January 1586; following that he successfully attacked the important city of Cartagena on 19 February. Drake went on further to successfully attack the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine in May and then…
Sir Francis Drake in Cartagena de Indias 1585. From a hand-colored engraving, by Baptista Boazio, 1589
An English officer of Pikemen
Present-day walls of old Cartagena de las Indias
'Drake house' in Cartagena; Drake used this as his headquarters during the brief occupation in 1586