Battle of Lepanto (1571)

The term galley can refer to any ship propelled primarily by man-power, using oars. Most galleys also use masts and sails as a secondary means of propulsion. Various types of galleys dominated naval warfare in the Mediterranean from the time of Homer to the development of effective naval gunnery around the 15th and 16th centuries. Galleys fought in the wars of ancient Persia, Greece, Carthage and Rome until the 4th century. After the fall of the Roman Empire, galleys saw continued, if somewhat reduced, use by the Byzantine Empi ...

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• Galley - Medieval galleys in northern Europe
• Galley - The Renaissance
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• Galley - Other links
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The age of sail is the period in which international trade and naval warfare were both dominated by sailing ships. The age of sail runs roughly from the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the last significant engagement in which galleys (oar-propelled) played a major part, to the Battle of Hampton Roads (1862), in which the steam-powered CSS Virginia destroyed the sailing ships USS Cumberland and USS Congress, finally culminating with the advance of steam power, rendering sail power unnecessary. This is a sig ...

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List of Spaniards - Architects. See also: Category:Spanish architects. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodernism in architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Ildefons Cerdà (1815–1876), urban planner who designed the 19th-century extension of Barcelona (Eixample). Lluís Domènech i Montaner (1850–1923), brilliant contemporary of better known fellow c ...

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Galley - The first galleys. Galleys travelled the Mediterranean from perhaps 3000 BC. The Greeks and Phoenicians built and operated the first known ships to navigate the Mediterranean: merchant vessels with square-rigged sails. The first military vessels, as described in the works of Homer and represented in paintings, had a single row of oarsmen along each side (in addition to the s ...

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List of Hispanics - Architects. Luis Barragán (1902–1988), 1980 Pritzker Prize Laureate. Ricardo Bofill (b. 1939), one of the main representatives of postmodern architecture. Santiago Calatrava (b. 1951), 2005 AIA Gold Medal Laureate. Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926), known for his unfinished masterwork La Sagrada Familia. Ricardo Legorreta (b. 1931) Enric Miralles (1955–2000), built the Scottish Parliament ( ...

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Ottoman wars in Europe - 1300s-1456: Ottoman Expansion into Europe. After striking a blow to the weakened Byzantine Empire in 1356 (see Suleyman Pasha) which provided it a basis for operations in Europe, The Ottoman Empire started its westward expansion into the European continent in the middle of the 14th century. Its first significant opponent was the young Serbian Empire, which was worn down by a series of campaigns, notably in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, in which the leaders of both armies were killed, and ...

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Eighty Years' War - William the Silent. In 1568, William I of Orange (William the Silent), stadtholder of the provinces Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, tried to drive the highly unpopular Alva from Brussels. He did not see this as an act of treason against Philip II, and his view is reflected in today's Dutch national anthem, the Wilhelmus, in which the last lines of the first stanza read: den koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd (I have always honoured the king of Spain). The Battle of Rh ...

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Eighty Years' War - William the Silent. In 1568, William I of Orange (William the Silent), stadtholder of the provinces Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht, tried to drive the highly unpopular Alva from Brussels. He did not see this as an act of treason against Philip II, and his view is reflected in today's Dutch national anthem, the Wilhelmus, in which the last lines of the first stanza read: den koning van Hispanje heb ik altijd geëerd (I have always honoured the king of Spain). The Battle of Rh ...

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Ottoman wars in Europe - 1300s-1456: Ottoman Expansion into Europe. After striking a blow to the weakened Byzantine Empire in 1356 (see Suleyman Pasha) which provided it a basis for operations in Europe, The Ottoman Empire started its westward expansion into the European continent in the middle of the 14th century. Its first significant opponent was the young Serbian Empire, which was worn down by a series of campaigns, notably in the Battle of Kosovo in 1389, in which the leaders of both armies were killed, and ...

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Eighty Years' War - Spanish interests. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was born in Ghent in 1500, and raised in the County of Flanders. He abdicated in 1555, in favour of his son Philip II of Spain who was mainly interested in the Spanish side of the empire. Calvinism had been becoming prevalent in the Netherlands. On Assumption of the Virgin day in 1566 a small incident outside Antwerp cathedral started a massive riot by Calvinists, who stormed the churches to destroy statues and images of Catholic saints, which ...

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List of Spaniards - Ancient. Hadrian (76–138), Roman Emperor (117–138), under his orders Hadrian's Wall was built in Britannia. Marcus Aurelius (121–180), Roman Emperor (161–180), the last one of the Five Good Emperors. Pontius Pilate (probably born in Tarraco – died after 36 AD), Roman Governor of the Iudaea Province (26 AD–36 AD). Theodosius I (347–395), last ruler (392–395) of a united Roman Empire; made Christianity its offici ...

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Eighty Years' War - Spanish interests. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, was born in Ghent in 1500, and raised in the County of Flanders. He abdicated in 1555, in favour of his son Philip II of Spain who was mainly interested in the Spanish side of the empire. Calvinism had been becoming prevalent in the Netherlands. On Assumption of the Virgin day in 1566 a small incident outside Antwerp cathedral started a massive riot by Calvinists, who stormed the churches to destroy statues and images of Catholic saints, which ...

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Galley - Medieval galleys in northern Europe. A development of the Viking longships and knaars, north European galleys, clinker-built, used a square sail and rows of oars, and looked very like their Norse predecessors. In the waters off the west of Scotland between 1263 and 1500, the Lords of the Isles used galleys both for warfare and for transport around their maritime domain, which included the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, the Hebrides, and Antrim in Ireland. They employed these ships for sea-b ...

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See also List of Spanish language authors List of Hispanics - A–D. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581?–1639), dramatist. Rafael Alberti (1902–1999), poet, Cervantes Prize Laureate (1983). Vicente Aleixandre (1888–1984), poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (1977). Mateo Alemán (1547–c.1609), novelist. Isabel Allende (b. 1942), best selling novelist. Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), poet, Cervantes Prize Laure ...

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List of Hispanics - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer and pianist. Claudio Arrau (1903–1991), pianist. Daniel Barenboim (b. 1942), pianist and conductor. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer. Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer. Eduardo Marturet (b. 1953), conductor and composer. Eduardo Mata (1942–19 ...

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List of Spaniards - A–D. Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833–1891), novelist. Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (1581?–1639), dramatist. Rafael Alberti (1902–1999), poet, Cervantes Prize Laureate (1983). Mateo Alemán (1547–c.1609), novelist. Vicente Aleixandre (1888–1984), poet, Nobel Prize Laureate (1977). Dámaso Alonso, poet, Cervantes Prize Laureate (1978). Francisco Ayala (b. 1906), novelist, Cervantes P ...

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List of Spaniards - Classical. Isaac Albéniz (1860–1909), composer. Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello player and conductor. Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer. Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos (b. 1933), conductor. Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer. Alicia de Larrocha (b. 1923), pianist. Luis de Pablo (b. 1930), composer. Joaquín Rodrigo (1901–1999), composer and pianist, known fo ...

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