In 1588, the Spanish Armada was sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade and conquer England. This would end English meddling and bring it back to the Catholic Church. However, the English defeated this force and it opened the way for English expansion to the New World.
Explanation:
In 1588, The Spanish Armada was sent to England in view of invading it, as a revenge for the assasination of Mary Queen of Scots in 1587. It consisted of one hundred and fifty ships, most of them being Spanish, while the rest were Portuguese and Italian. There had never been a fleet as big as this one before that time in Europe, and Philip II of Spain thought of it as the most powerful of all. But eventually, The Spanish Armada failed in its mission.
South African Native National Congress (SANNC), its primary mission was to bring all Africans together as one people, to defend their rights and freedoms
