Carlos de Amésquita
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Carlos de Amésquita (also Carlos de Amézola) was a Spanish
naval officer of the 16th century. He is remembered for an action whilst on a routine patrol, known as the Battle of Cornwall
, during the Anglo-Spanish War 1585–1604
.
Amésquita commanded three companies and four galleys (named Capitana, Patrona, Peregrina and Bazana). They disembarked at Penmarch
on July 26, and in the Mount's Bay
(Cornwall
) on August 2.
After burning the town of Mousehole
, Amésquita and his men embarked on their galleys and sailed for two miles, after which they disembarked again, conquered and burned the fort of Penzance
down, Newlyn, and Penzance. They celebrated a mass in which they promised to build a church after England had been defeated.
Amésquita's expedition was one of the few occasions in which Spanish soldiers disembarked in England.
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naval officer of the 16th century. He is remembered for an action whilst on a routine patrol, known as the Battle of Cornwall
Battle of Cornwall
The Battle of Cornwall was a Spanish raid in Cornwall in 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish war of 1585-1604. It was the only attempted Spanish raid of the area since Fernando Sánchez de Tovar's destruction of English coastal towns in the 14th century.-Landings:...
, during the Anglo-Spanish War 1585–1604
Anglo-Spanish War (1585)
The Anglo–Spanish War was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared. The war was punctuated by widely separated battles, and began with England's military expedition in 1585 to the Netherlands under the command of the Earl of Leicester in...
.
Amésquita commanded three companies and four galleys (named Capitana, Patrona, Peregrina and Bazana). They disembarked at Penmarch
Penmarch
Penmarc'h or Penmarch is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. It lies 18 km south-west of Quimper by road.-History:...
on July 26, and in the Mount's Bay
Mount's Bay
Mount's Bay is a large, sweeping bay on the English Channel coast of Cornwall in the United Kingdom, stretching from the Lizard Point to Gwennap Head on the eastern side of the Land's End peninsula. Towards the middle of the bay is St Michael's Mount...
(Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
) on August 2.
After burning the town of Mousehole
Mousehole
Mousehole is a village and fishing port in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately 2½ miles south of Penzance on the shore of Mount's Bay.The village is in the civil parish of Penzance...
, Amésquita and his men embarked on their galleys and sailed for two miles, after which they disembarked again, conquered and burned the fort of Penzance
Penzance
Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, England, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles west of Plymouth and 300 miles west-southwest of London...
down, Newlyn, and Penzance. They celebrated a mass in which they promised to build a church after England had been defeated.
Amésquita's expedition was one of the few occasions in which Spanish soldiers disembarked in England.