| Conflict: | Battle of the Gulf of Almería (1591) |
| Date: | Late August, 1591 |
| Place: | Gulf of Almería, Mediterranean Sea |
| Result: | Spanish victory[1] [2] |
| Combatant1: | United Provinces |
| Combatant2: |  Spain |
| Commander1: | Unknown |
| Commander2: | Martín de Padilla |
| Strength1: | Unknown: around 35 ships |
| Strength2: | Unknown: around 20 ships |
| Casualties1: | 20 Dutch ships captured[3] 3 English ships captured |
| Casualties2: | None |
The Battle of the Gulf of Almería, also known as the Battle of Almería Bay or the Battle of Cape of Palos, was a naval Spanish victory that took place in late August, 1591, off Almería, near the Cape Palos, during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604).[1] [2] The battle occurred when the Spanish fleet of the Adelantado of Castile, Don Martín de Padilla y Manrique, Count of Santa Gadea (in their return from the Republic of Venice to Spain with a valuable goods), sighted an Anglo-Dutch fleet in the waters of Almería, on the southern coast of Spain.[1] [2] The Spanish fleet, led by Martín de Padilla, attacked with such fury the Anglo-Dutch fleet who managed to undo their training, achieved a great success.[3] About 20 Dutch ships and 3 English ships were captured by the Spaniards, and some ships of the rest of the Anglo-Dutch fleet were seriously damaged.[3] On the other hand, the Spanish losses were minimal.[3]
After the battle, the Spanish fleet victorious, entered the port of Almeria with the captured ships.[2]