Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz

For other battles in the same place, see Battle of Cádiz.
Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz (1604)

Monument to Antonio de Oquendo in San Sebastián
Date7 August 1604
Location
Gulf of Cádiz
37°1′57″N 7°32′11″W / 37.03250°N 7.53639°W / 37.03250; -7.53639
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Spain English corsairs
Commanders and leaders
Antonio de Oquendo Unknown
Strength
2 galleons 1 galleon
1 fusta
Casualties and losses
1 galleon damaged 1 galleon captured
1 fusta damaged
100 dead and wounded

The Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz was a naval action which occurred on 7 August 1604. The battle took place when a flotilla of two galleons commanded by Antonio de Oquendo engaged two English corsairs in the service of the Barbary States who were plundering shipping lanes and villages from Galicia to the Gulf of Cádiz. One of the English ships was captured and the other damaged. Oquendo's action off Cádiz was fought days before the signing of the Treaty of London, which ended the protracted war between England and Spain.

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