naval engagement, early modern

Battle of Gibraltar

Name: Battle of Gibraltar
Location: Gibraltar, United Kingdom

Battle of Gibraltar was a naval engagement fought in 1563 at Gibraltar, in what is now United Kingdom. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Gibraltar. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 5 galleys against 8 naos.

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Fought1563

WhereGibraltar, United Kingdom36.140N, 5.350W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory

BelligerentsSpainagainstEngland

Casualties and lossesMinorandAll vessels captured; 240 prisoners

Record

Date	1563 (year precision)
Place	Gibraltar, United Kingdom 36.140N, 5.350W
Kind	Naval engagement, early modern
Strength	5 galleys	8 naos
Casualties and losses	Minor	All vessels captured; 240 prisoners
Commanders	Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz

Placed at Gibraltar; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Capture of Gibraltar 1704, 0.3 km W
Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779, 0.5 km W
First Siege of Gibraltar 1309, 0.5 km SE
Second Siege of Gibraltar 1315, 0.5 km SE
Thirteenth Siege of Gibraltar 1727, 0.5 km SE

Elsewhere in 1563

Battle of Gibraltar is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q114072600, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Gibraltar (1563), revision 1370441578, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.