Tag: Battle of Gibraltar

Cornelis Claesz van Wieringen, (c. 1576 – 29 December 1633)  The Explosion of the Spanish Flagship during the Battle of Gibraltar, c. 1621 Oil on canvas h 136.8cm × w 187cm. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam  On 25 April 1607, thirty Dutch ships took the Spanish fleet by surprise in the Bay of Gibraltar. The Spanish vessels, which…