Name: Battle of the Berlengas (1666)
Start: 1666-06-28
End: 1666-07-01
Location: Battle of the Berlengas (1666)

Battle of the Berlengas (1666) 1666

Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.

Key facts

Date	28 June 1666 – 1 July 1666	Wikidata
Year	1666	Wikidata P580 (start time)
Era	Early modern (1500–1799)	derived from year
Nearest landmass	At sea (nearest continent: Europe)	Natural Earth (modern borders)
Continent	Europe	Natural Earth
War / conflict	Portuguese Restoration War	Wikidata P361
Participants	Hispanic Monarchy, Kingdom of Portugal	Wikidata P710
Coordinates	39.4200, -9.5000	Wikidata P625

About the battle

The Battle of Berlengas was fought in 1666 during the Portuguese Restoration War, between the Portuguese defenders of the Fort São João Baptista and a Spanish fleet commanded by Diego de Ibarra. The fleet, which had destroyed Portuguese fisheries, bombarded towns and cut off supplies in one month as part of its onslaught, proceeded to storm the fort on the Berlengas. The fort was destroyed and the entire garrison were captured.

After the attack the repair of the fort was initiated, being concluded in 1678 by João de Mascarenhas, 1st Marquess of Fronteira.

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