Key facts

Year	1594	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Early modern (1500–1799)	derived from year
Nearest landmass	At sea (nearest continent: Islands & open ocean)	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Islands & open ocean	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Anglo-Spanish War	Wikidata P361
Participants	Iberian Union, Kingdom of England	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	38.3000, -28.6000	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Action of Faial or the Battle of Faial Island was a naval engagement that took place on 22–23 June 1594 during the Anglo-Spanish War in which the large and richly laden 2,000-ton Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas was destroyed by an English privateer fleet after a long and bitter battle off Faial Island in the Azores. The carrack, which was reputedly one of the richest ever to set sail from the Indies, was lost in an explosion which denied the English, as well as the Portuguese and Spanish, the treasure.

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