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Batalla naval de Vélez-Málaga

Vélez-Málaga, La Axarquía, Málaga

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Batalla naval de Vélez-Málaga

Historical milestone · Vélez-Málaga, La Axarquía, Málaga

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Off its coast, on 23 August 1704, the largest naval battle of the War of the Spanish Succession was fought, between the Franco-Spanish and Anglo-Dutch fleets; it had no clear victor but was decisive in consolidating British control of Gibraltar, taken weeks earlier.

23 de agosto de 1704

Photo: Tony Bowden from Tallinn, Estonia (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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