Fact Slap
Today in 1588, the first ships of the Spanish Armada sail from Lisbon. The rest of the fleet would sail from Corunna, link up and sail for England. When it left Lisbon, the fleet was composed of 141 ships,10,138 sailors and 19,315 soldiers, and bore 1,500 brass guns and 1,000 iron guns.
The Armada will be one of the most expensive projects ever completed on Spain and will cause the entire country’s environment to change forever.
The amount of trees cut down for shipbuilding completely destroys parts of the the Spanish ecosystem that is only today starting to recover with new forests being planted.
More on the Armada in July when it enters the Channel and the battles begins.
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