Answer:
Spain went to war with England during the Anglo-Spanish war when Phillip II sent a Spanish armada to defeat them, but the severe weather inhibited their efforts and Spain lost.
Explanation:
The Invincible Armada was a squadron assembled by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England. The Naval Battle of Gravelines was the largest combat in the undeclared Anglo-Spanish War, in which Philip II's attempted to neutralize English influence over Spanish Netherlands policy and to reaffirm hegemony in the war on the seas.
The fleet consisted of 130 well-armed ships, manned by 8,000 sailors, carrying 18,000 soldiers and was destined to embark an army of 30,000 infants. In the combat on the English Channel, the English prevented the embarkation of the troops ashore, thwarted the invasion plans and forced the Armada to return around the British Isles. On the return trip, due to storms, about half of the ships were lost. The armada episode was a serious political and strategic defeat for the Spanish crown and had a major positive impact on English national identity.
