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Battle of Ponta Delgada

1582 CE · Portugal, Europe · War

Battle of Ponta Delgada
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The naval Battle of Vila Franca do Campo, also known as Battle of Ponta Delgada and Naval Battle of Terceira Island, took place on 26 July 1582, off the coast of the island of São Miguel in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, during the War of the Portuguese Succession.

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