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	Vigo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Vigo is the largest city of the Galicia region and Pontevedra province in northwestern Spain.
		As of 2003 census, the population of the city of Vigo proper was 292,566, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 420,672, ranking as the 14th-largest urban area of Spain.
		University of Vigo, which earlier was a branch of University of Santiago, is situated in a mountainous area outside the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vigo (307 words)

	Vigo -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vigo is the largest city of the (A region (and former kingdom) in northwestern Spain on the Atlantic and the Bay of Biscay) Galicia region and (additional info and facts about Pontevedra) Pontevedra province in northwestern (A parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power) Spain.
		As of 2003 (A period count of the population) census, the population of the city of Vigo proper was 292,566, and the population of the entire urban area was estimated to be 420,672, ranking as the 14th-largest urban area of Spain.
		Vigo is the largest (The act of someone who fishes as a diversion) fishing port in Europe, and the home port of the world's largest fishing company, Pescanova.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Vigo.htm (218 words)

	VIGO - LoveToKnow Article on VIGO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		, a seaport and naval station of north-western Spain, in the province of Pontevedra; on Vigo Bay (Ria de Vigo) and on a branch of the railway from Tuy to Corunna.
		Vigo Bay, one of the finest of the Galician fjords, extends inland for 19 m., and is sheltered by low mountains and by the islands (Islas de Cies, ancient Insulae Siccae) at its mouth.
		Vigo was attacked by Sir Francis Drake in 1585 and 1589.
	43.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VI/VIGO.htm (622 words)

	Battle of Vigo Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of Vigo Bay, 23 October 1702 by Ludolf Bakhuizen, painted c.
		Chateau-Renault had fortified the harbour by laying a boom of masts, covered by guns from forts in the town and on the island of San Simón, near the town of Redondela.
		The battle was a complete victory for Rooke: the forts were captured, Torbay broke through the boom, and all the Spanish and French ships were burned or captured.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_Vigo_Bay (388 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: Battles (1700-1799) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Battle of Aboukir Bay, also known as the Battle of the Nile, was a naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars between Great Britain and France, in which Admiral Horatio Nelson defeated Napoleon Bonaparte's fleet at the Egyptian seaport of Aboukir on the 1st of August 1798.
		The Battle of Culloden was a defeat in 1746 of the Jacobite rebel army of the British prince Charles Edward Stuart (the 'Young Pretender') by the Duke of Cumberland on a stretch of moorland in Inverness-shire, Scotland.
		The Battle of Vigo Bay occurred in 1702 and saw the French fleet under Admiral Chateau-Renault attacked and defeated by a combined English and Dutch force under Sir G Rooke and Admiral Van Almonde.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /FB6.HTM (2638 words)

	-- Supplier Description --
		Vigo's Ria, owing to its privileged situation, is home not only for the city that gives it its name, with one of the best harbours in Europe, but also to other places with a long and rich history-we must not forget that the ria has been a trade route since prehistoric times.
		Redondela, this council belongs to the region of Vigo and it is situated in the south west of the province of Pontevedra, in the inner side of the ria of Vigo.
		Berbés Quarter, Vigo was born from the sea, round a small fishing village that increasingly spread in direction to the mountain.
	www.euroadventures.net /ViewDescription.asp?DescriptionID=6492 (2707 words)

	Battle of Vigo Bay -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The naval Battle of Vigo Bay, also known as the Battle of Rande, was fought on 23 October 1702 (12 October in the (The solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c.
		Chateau-Renault had fortified the harbour by laying a boom of masts, covered by guns from (A fortified defensive structure) forts in the town and on the island of San Simón, near the town of (additional info and facts about Redondela) Redondela.
		British (A republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958) guinea coins of 1703 bear the word VIGO to commemorate the battle.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_of_vigo_bay.htm (414 words)

	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (B)
		The Battle of Algiers was a bitter conflict in Algiers from 1954 to 1962 between the Algerian nationalist population and the French colonial army and French settlers.
		The Battle of Caldera Bay occurred during the civil war in Chile in 1891 and was fought between the Congressionalist ironclad Blanco Encalada and the Balmacedist torpedo gunboats Almirante Lynch and Almirante Condell who torpedoed the ironclad amidships and sank her in two minutes.
		The Battle of Navas de Tolosa was fought in 1212 between Yakub Almansur of the Almohades and the kings of Aragon, Castile and Navarre.
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	Map and Data
		Vigo is known as "The City of the Olive Tree", as this is its emblem, the symbol of peace.
		In 1702 it took place the battle of Rande in the Vigo Bay's waters, in which Spanish fleet was sunk by English and Dutch navies.
		Vigo was the last city in Galicia to surrender to the French invader and the first to be liberated.
	web.quipo.it /minola/galego/map_and_data.htm (519 words)

	History. Concello de Vigo
		Vigo’s ship owners organised the defence of the town and obtained permission from the Crown to plunder the enemy merchant ships.
		This important fleet, full of riches from America, was destroyed after a bloody battle at sea and on land.
		In 1778 Charles III broke with the monopoly of ports authorised to trade with America and Vigo began to benefit from ocean-going traffic.
	www.vigo.org /conecenos/historiadet.php?lang=ing&id=3 (266 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vigo is a port town and naval station, in the Pontevedra provincia, within the comunidad autonoma ("autonomous community") of Galicia, northwestern Spain.
		Vigo, lies along the southeastern shore of the Vigo Inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, southwest of Pontevedra city.
		Vigo is a marine city that dominates the estuary with the same name, Ria de Vigo.
	star.arm.ac.uk /~rea/Vigo/Vigo.html (393 words)

	Celtic Origins
		The present population exceeds 300,000 inhabitants, and the population of the Vigo Bay area exceeds 500,000.
		During this battle the Spanish fleet was sunk by the combined English and Dutch navies.
		Vigo was the last city in A Galiza to surrender to the French invader and the first to be liberated.
	groups.msn.com /CelticOrigins/geography2.msnw (1368 words)

	Vigo Bay Treasure Company 1886 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Ship Vignette Close Up The Vigo Bay Treasure Company purpose was to find the treasure in the harbor of Vigo, Spain from the famous battle of 1702 known as the battle of Rande.
		One of the captured Spanish ship, 'Tauro',', was brought back to England and it is said that her cargo (then) was worth £200,000 with the total amount retrieved from the battle being some 4504 lbs of silver or £1,000,000 in total but the greater part of cargo had been off-loaded before the attack.
		Much of the treasure was captured, but much was alleged to have been sunk, and The Vigo Bay Treasure Company was an attempt at the recovery.
	www.antiqnet.com /detail,vigo-bay-treasure,345548.html (655 words)

	Louis XIV's Wars (3)
		Their victory at the Battle of Blenheim (1704) was crucial to stopping French expansion.
		October 1702, the British seized the Spanish million-pound treasure fleet in the Battle of Vigo Bay.
		At the Battle of Almanza (1707) the British forces were commanded by the French Huguenot, Henri de Massue de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, while James Fitz-James, Duke of Berwick, (illegitimate son of James II by John Churchill's elder sister) led the French.
	faculty.history.wisc.edu /sommerville/351/351-143.htm (1231 words)

	Royal Navy
		Many of the ship’s battle honours were won by the first Grafton, beginning with the Battle of Barfleur in 1692, off the French coast, when the French navy was roundly defeated by Anglo-Dutch forces leading to Royal Naval supremacy.
		The first was the capture of the strategically important port of Gibraltar and the second was the naval Battle of Venez Malaga, which ensured possession of the Rock.
		At the Battle of Cape Passero, that year, Grafton and three other ships blocked a 45 strong Spanish fleet whilst waiting for the bulk of the British fleet to catch up.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /rn/print.php?page=2357 (1275 words)

	Probert Encyclopaedia: People and Peoples (Thomas D-Thomas L) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		He was at the battle of Sole Bay in 1672 and commanded the York in Torrington's fleet, and took part in the battle of Beachy Head in 1690.
		In 1692 he commanded the St Michael at the battle of Barfleur.
		At the battle of Vigo Bay, in 1702, he led the attack in the Torbay and broke the boom.
	www.probertencyclopaedia.com /CE1A.HTM (1573 words)

	CHRONOLOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The battle was a major defeat for the English who lost 17 ships with some 8,000 casualties set against the 7 ships and 2,000 casualties suffered by the Dutch.
		To the west, a separate battle was fought between the two rear divisions under Admirals Cornelis Tromp and Jeremy Smyth with the English Admiral rapidly gaining the upper hand.
		Tromp was forced to withdraw to the shelter of the Dutch coast.
	website.lineone.net /~d.bolton/Chron/chron.htm (1192 words)

	Royal Navy: History
		The fourth HMS Somerset to serve in the Royal Navy, she has four battle honours from Vigo Bay (1702), Velez Malaga (1704), Louisberg (1758) and Quebec (1759).
		Although the battle itself was indecisive and neither side lost a ship, the casualties were heavy and it put an end to the Franco-Spanish attempt to capture Gibraltar.
		Lord George Rodney, later to triumph at the Battle of the Saints in 1782, served in HMS Somerset in 1739 while preparing for his Lieutenant’s exams.
	www.royal-navy.mod.uk /static/pages/1929.html (1372 words)

	VIGO - Online Information article about VIGO
		Bay (Ria de Vigo) and on a See also:
		Vigo Bay, one of the finest of the Galician fjords, extends inland for 19 m., and is sheltered by See also:
		Spanish fleet in the bay, and captured treasure to the value of about £1,000,000; numerous attempts have been made to recover the larger quantity of treasure which was supposed, on doubtful See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /VAN_VIR/VIGO.html (397 words)

	Spain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Dedicated to the Battle of Rande which occurred in Vigo Bay in the year 1702, this museum serves as an excellent example of an institution dedicated to maritime history and submarine archaeology.
		Projects currently under consideration include various shipwrecks lost during the naval Battle of Rande in 1702, as well as, ships that have been lost along "La Costa del Muerte" or the Coast of the Dead.
		This bay was the sight of an epic naval battle between a combined English and Dutch fleet and the Spanish Treasure Armada of 1699.
	www.rsoperations.com /Projects/Spain/Spain.htm (199 words)

	HMS Vigo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The first Vigo was a 74-gun third-rate launched in 1810, a receiving ship from 1827, and broken up in 1865.
		A W class destroyer to be named Vigo was under construction by John Brown, but cancelled in December 1918.
		The second Vigo (D31) was a destroyer launched in 1945 and broken up 1964.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/HMS-Vigo.htm (150 words)

	Britannia: sea battle of Vigo Bay in 1702
		Britannia: sea battle of Vigo Bay in 1702
		I could not found anything about the sea battle of Vigo Bay in 1702, like ship positions, extract of logbooks etc...
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	BHC2216 : The Battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702
		The Battle of Vigo Bay, 12 October 1702
		Rooke arrived to discover that Chateaurenault, the French admiral, had laid a boom defence of masts across the inner harbour, covered by guns from sea and land, and had positioned his largest men-of-war to cover it.
		The battle is viewed from the south shore of Vigo Bay where troops are landing and marching off to the right.
	www.nmm.ac.uk /mag/pages/mnuExplore/PaintingDetail.cfm?letter=B&ID=BHC2216 (470 words)

	The battle of Vigo Bay. Admiral Sir George Rooke
		It is also resolved that the army do land tomorrow morning and march to the fort on the south side of the Redondella, and attack it, and from thence where it shall be most useful to the annoying the enemy.
		Early this morning the soldiers were got in a readiness to disembark, and all landed in a little bay on the starboard side going up to the Redondella, about a league above Vigo, at eleven o'clock.
		At ten weighed anchor with the fleet and stood in close to the two forts at the entrance of the harbor, but proving calm, Vice Admiral Hopsonn was forced to anchor, the cannon from both sides playing amongst the ships, but did no great damage.
	www.arrakis.es /~rojea/rande/rooke.htm (746 words)

	Landmarks
		He defeats the Lancastrian forces at the Battle of St Albans, in which the Lancastrian leader, the Duke of Somerset, is killed.
		The battle sparks off the Wars of the Roses between the two branches of the Plantagenets, York and Lancaster.
		The 12,000-strong forces of Yorkist King Richard III are defeated at Bosworth Field by the 8,000-strong army of Henry Tudor, the Lancastrian heir and claimant to the throne, thereby bringing the Wars of the Roses to an end.
	www.dartmoorpress.clara.net /Landmarks.html (13590 words)

	HMSWishart
		He commanded the 50 gun ship Oxford at the battle of Barfleur in May 1692 which put an end to the French invasion fleet assembled to restore James II to the British throne.
		George Rooke at the Battle of Vigo Bay in October 1702, where the combined British and Dutch fleet defeated a Spanish and French fleet capturing much Spanish treasure.
		Her Battle Honours awarded were: Atlantic 1939-44, Spartivento 1940, Mediterranean 1942, Malta Convoys 1942, North Africa 1942-3, and Sicily 1943.
	www.wishart.org /hmswishart.html (1066 words)

	Encyclopedia: Guinea coin (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714) produced guineas in all years between 1702 and 1714 except for 1704.
		The 1703 guinea bears the word VIGO under the Queen's bust, to commemorate the origin of the gold taken from the Spanish ships at the Battle of Vigo Bay.
		With the Union of England and Scotland the design of the reverse of the guinea was changed.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Guinea-coin (1936 words)

	The Capitana San Jose - TreasureExpeditions.com: Archaeology, Treasure Hunting & Shipwreck Recovery
		Their success at Vigo Bay in 1702 had whetted the appetite for Spanish gold, and now a fleet of four English warships cruised the waters off Cartagena and then to Havana.
		Villanueva ordered his armada into line of battle facing to the northwest, with about one-half mile between his major galleons.
		The almiranta responded, and the battle was on.
	www.treasureexpeditions.com /SanJose1.htm (863 words)

	Admiral sir Jhon Balchen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The War of the Spanish Succession broke out in 1701, and in December of that year Captain Balchen joined the fireship Vulcan, attached to the main fleet under Sir George Rooke.
		On 12th October 1702 he took part in a raid on French and Spanish ships in Vigo harbour in Spain, and managed to capture a large 56 gun French vessel, the Modéré, which he brought home as a prize of war.
		Shortly after the accession of Queen Anne in 1702 Captain Balchen was promoted to command the 44-gun Adventure in which he patrolled home waters, mainly between Yarmouth and Portsmouth, for the next two years.
	sapiens.ya.com /rojea/balchen.htm (530 words)

	pmsail2.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Art of this period has to be understood in terms of religion, politics, class and market, as well as technique and style.
		Rooke's attack on Vigo Bay, 12th October, 1702.
		The battle took place on 13th August 1704.
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