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1595

The English launched an important invasion of the Azores; as Portugal was under Spanish domination since 1580. Robert Devreux, 2nd Earl of Essex, commanded a fleet of 100 ships. Among his captains was Sir Walter Raleigh. The poet John Donne was among the army. The invasion did not succeed.

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