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[[File:Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg|thumbnail|The Cross of Burgundy, Flag of the Spanish Empire]]
The '''Spanish Armada''' ("La Armada Invencible" in [[Spanish]]) was the battle fleet sent by [[Philip II]] of [[Spain]] in the summer of 1588 to the [[English Channel]]; its aim was to enable a Spanish army in [[Flanders]] to cross the channel and conquer [[England]].
The '''Spanish Armada''' ("La Armada Invencible" in [[Spanish]]) was the battle fleet sent by [[Philip II]] of [[Spain]] in the summer of 1588 to the [[English Channel]]; its aim was to enable a Spanish army in [[Flanders]] to cross the channel and conquer [[England]].