This was to be the beginning of minor losses of islands to other powers in the Caribbean, that were used as bases for attacks on Spanish New World towns and shipping by English, French and Dutch pirates and privateers. The English Royal Navy inflicted several defeats on the Spanish Armada in the Caribbean, and helped England seize the island of Jamaica. Twenty years later, sensing the decline of Spanish power, the English dictator, Oliver Cromwell, initiated the Anglo-Spanish War (1654). In the 1630s, the Spanish Royal Navy in the Caribbean was lead by admiral Joaquin Da Saldanha. In 1588, the Spanish King Philip II attempted to invade England, but his fleet, called the Invincible Armada, was defeated by the English Navy squadron led by several notorious English sea rovers, Francis Drake among them. ![]() ![]() When other nations of Europe started to make colonies in the Americas, a Spanish Treasure Fleet was organized to safely transport silver and gold from the Caribbean to Spain. The Spanish Royal Navy was organized immediately after the Spanish discovery of the New World in 1492. As if the East India Trading Company isn't trouble enough, now we have to deal with the regular Spanish navy everywhere and Spanish pirates as well." ― Jack Sparrow to his crew
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