Sancho Pardo Donlebún

Sancho Pardo Donlebún, Sancho Pardo Osorio, , was a notorious seafarer.-Interventions against the Caribbean Pirates:...

, Sancho Pardo Osorio, (Donlebún, near Castropol

Castropol

-Parishes:It has nine parishes :* Balmonte* Barres* Castropol* Figueras* Moldes* Piñera* Presno* Seares* Tol...

Asturias

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, Spain

Spain

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, circa 1537 - drowned in the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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, near Lisbon

Lisbon

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, October, 1607), was a notorious seafarer.

Interventions against the Caribbean Pirates

He undertook important naval actions during the 1st Anglo-Spanish War

Anglo-Spanish War

Anglo-Spanish War may refer to:* The Anglo-Spanish War of 1585–1604 was part of the Eighty Years' War* The Anglo-Spanish War of 1625–1630 was part of the Thirty Years' War...

, 1585 - 1604, against British privateers and seafarers as John Hawkins

John Hawkins

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Pardo's activities near England and Ireland

He took part in the Spanish Armada

Spanish Armada

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's planned invasion of England around 1588, and in the Nine Years Anglo-Irish War supported Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone.

Pardo's private life

In 1567 Sancho Pardo returned to Spain after 14 years residence in Italy, including missions to protect the Western Mediterranean against the Turkish Fleets and the defeat of the Spanish Fleet in 1560 off the island of Djerba

Djerba

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, Tunisia

Tunisia

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He married, Juana Manrique de Lara y Valdés.

Interventions against the Caribbean Pirates

Pardo's activities near England and Ireland

Pardo's private life

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