The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada" id="mwNw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Spanish Armada">Spanish Armada</a>, with 130 ships and 30,000 men, sets sail from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisbon" id="mwOA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Lisbon">Lisbon</a>, Portugal, heading for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel" id="mwOQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="English Channel">English Channel</a>. (It will take until May 30 for all ships to leave port.)