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The Battle of Salga occurred on 25 July 1581, around the Bay of Salga and along the coastal part of the parish of Vila de São Sebastião, on the island of Terceira in the Portuguese Azores, between Spanish and Portuguese forces.
Bay of Salga (Portuguese: Baía da Salga) is a bay in the civil parish of Vila de São Sebastião, in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. It is historically significant for the famous Battle of Salga , which delayed the military conquest of the Azores by Spanish forces on 25 July 1581.
The monument to the Battle of Salga. Brianda Pereira was born in the municipality of Angra do Heroísmo (although there is debate as to whether specifically the city, Porto Judeu and São Sebastião), daughter of Álvaro Anes de Alenquer and Maria Pereira de Sousa. [1]
Battle of Flores (1591) Battle of Flores (1592) L. Battle of Ladeira da Velha; P. Battle of Praia da Vitória; S. Battle of Salga; Siege of São Filipe; V.
Battle of Salga; Siege of Narva (1581) Siege of Steenwijk (1580–1581) T. Siege of Takatenjin (1581) Siege of Tottori This page was last edited on 17 December 2023 ...
Battle of Salga Bay. The first military action in the Azores occurred about a year after António's crushing defeat at Alcântara. A Spanish fleet of ten warships, commanded by Pedro Valdez, bombarded Angra on 5 July 1581, then began investigating the coast of the island in search of the best landing places.
The Battle of Salga became an important event in the village of São Sebastião (then a parish of Praia) broke out along the coast in 1582. During the Restoration of Portuguese Independence, the citizenry of Praia acclaimed King John IV, when Francisco Ornelas da Câmara arrived in Terceira.
At the battle's close, the Pretender's fleet had lost 10 ships sunk or captured, and well over 1,000 men, including Strozzi, [17] wounded to death by order of Bazán, and then, still breathing, thrown into the sea. Álvaro de Bazán defeated the French through a combination of gunfire and boarding. [18]