In the thumbnail, the sails are apparently trying to push the ships backwards its a fascinatingly impossible rigging :) And lookin at the flags, the wind is going in many directions, but not driving the ships forwards, or backwards as they are rigged for :) AI eh? it needs managing or it looks bloody stupid. It usually just looks bloody stupid :)
Square rigged Galleons couldn't sail directly into the wind at all and sucked bad when it comes to sailing obliquely into the wind (close hauled). Smaller, more maneuverable designs the other Europeans innovated had really ended their dominance.
Greatest navy in history, really? Maybe in its time and even that is questionable. As I recall, that greatest navy in history got their collective asses sent to meet Davey Jones rather handily in the English Channel.
Fair point! The Armada's defeat in the English Channel definitely showed its weaknesses. 'Greatest navy' is up for debate, but it was undeniably powerful for its time-until it wasn't!
@@HistoryWatchCh My ancestry is Maltese. And the navy that held Malta held the Med and that's through thousands of years. I don't really know how many flags of other nations flapped in the breeze around Malta, but you may bet the English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Egyptian, Turkish, Greek were just a few. I have always contended that he who rules the waves rules the world.
The origin of the Galleon is from Portugal and not Spain. The Battle of Lepanto was not a Spanish against the Ottomans, the battle of Lepante was the Ottomans against Spain and 12 others nations. The first global superpower was Portugal, and not Spain. Get the facts right!
Thanks for your comment! The galleon’s origins are debated, but it’s widely recognized as a Spanish innovation, influenced by earlier Portuguese and Mediterranean ship designs. Regarding the Battle of Lepanto, you’re correct that it was a coalition effort, but Spain played a leading role, providing the bulk of the fleet. As for global superpowers, Portugal excelled in early exploration, but Spain’s vast empire in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, along with its global trade network, marked it as the first to wield worldwide influence on such a scale.
@@HistoryWatchCh The Spanish empire has never been so influential in Africa and Asia. Portugal dominated the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic for almost 200 years. The little influence that Spain had in Asia was in the Philippines, and in Africa on the coast of Morocco. Portuguese influence in Asia ranged from the Arabia to Japan via India. The Portuguese empire controlled spices for almost two centuries, the Spanish controlled the Silver of the Americas. Don't forget that the Portuguese empire at its peak was around 11 million square kilometers The Spanish Armada had little of Spain, of the more than 160 boats that left Lisbon in 1588, only 16 were Spanish.
Good point! Overconfidence really hurt them, especially against such skilled opponents like the English fleet. It’s a classic case of underestimating the enemy.
It was bad weather and not the skills of the English that defeated the Armada. At that time England was not that important. If it weren't for the bad weather, England would probably be invaded by the Iberian Union.
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Didn't mention that the forests of Spain were literally mowed down to create it's armada.
Great point! Spain’s forests took a huge hit to build the Armada-an often overlooked part of the story. Thanks for sharing!
Big mowers!
In the thumbnail, the sails are apparently trying to push the ships backwards its a fascinatingly impossible rigging :) And lookin at the flags, the wind is going in many directions, but not driving the ships forwards, or backwards as they are rigged for :) AI eh? it needs managing or it looks bloody stupid. It usually just looks bloody stupid :)
Haha, good catch! Looks like those sails have a mind of their own. Definitely something we’ll watch for next time-thanks for pointing it out.
@@HistoryWatchCh man you gotta triple check AI art its often just stupid .. in many ways NO art is superior
Square rigged Galleons couldn't sail directly into the wind at all and sucked bad when it comes to sailing obliquely into the wind (close hauled). Smaller, more maneuverable designs the other Europeans innovated had really ended their dominance.
Agreed! Galleons were strong but bad against the wind-smaller, faster ships outpaced them later on, but they dominated for a while.
Greatest navy in history, really? Maybe in its time and even that is questionable. As I recall, that greatest navy in history got their collective asses sent to meet Davey Jones rather handily in the English Channel.
Fair point! The Armada's defeat in the English Channel definitely showed its weaknesses. 'Greatest navy' is up for debate, but it was undeniably powerful for its time-until it wasn't!
@@HistoryWatchCh My ancestry is Maltese. And the navy that held Malta held the Med and that's through thousands of years. I don't really know how many flags of other nations flapped in the breeze around Malta, but you may bet the English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Egyptian, Turkish, Greek were just a few. I have always contended that he who rules the waves rules the world.
and the british met the same fate trying to invade spain 1 year later.
The origin of the Galleon is from Portugal and not Spain. The Battle of Lepanto was not a Spanish against the Ottomans, the battle of Lepante was the Ottomans against Spain and 12 others nations.
The first global superpower was Portugal, and not Spain.
Get the facts right!
Thanks for your comment! The galleon’s origins are debated, but it’s widely recognized as a Spanish innovation, influenced by earlier Portuguese and Mediterranean ship designs.
Regarding the Battle of Lepanto, you’re correct that it was a coalition effort, but Spain played a leading role, providing the bulk of the fleet.
As for global superpowers, Portugal excelled in early exploration, but Spain’s vast empire in the Americas, Asia, and Europe, along with its global trade network, marked it as the first to wield worldwide influence on such a scale.
@@HistoryWatchCh The Spanish empire has never been so influential in Africa and Asia. Portugal dominated the Indian Ocean and South Atlantic for almost 200 years.
The little influence that Spain had in Asia was in the Philippines, and in Africa on the coast of Morocco.
Portuguese influence in Asia ranged from the Arabia to Japan via India.
The Portuguese empire controlled spices for almost two centuries, the Spanish controlled the Silver of the Americas.
Don't forget that the Portuguese empire at its peak was around 11 million square kilometers
The Spanish Armada had little of Spain, of the more than 160 boats that left Lisbon in 1588, only 16 were Spanish.
I can't finish this with the blaring shit music on loop. So sad.
A shit fleet , with poor sailors.
Good point! Overconfidence really hurt them, especially against such skilled opponents like the English fleet. It’s a classic case of underestimating the enemy.
It was bad weather and not the skills of the English that defeated the Armada.
At that time England was not that important.
If it weren't for the bad weather, England would probably be invaded by the Iberian Union.