"THE ENGLISH ARMADA", A TALK BY SPANISH WRITER LUIS GORROCHATEGUI. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH, 7.30PM




In 1588 King Philip II of Spain sent a great Armada to attack England. This armada was defeated by a combination of the English forces and bad weather. This defeat left Spain vulnerable to attack.

The next year, 1589, Queen Elizabeth I of England decided to take advantage of this Spanish weakness by launching a massive attack against Spain and Portugal (Portugal was at that time part of Spain and ruled by Philip II).

This English Armada was even larger than its Spanish counterpart of the previous year, with more ships and more men. The destiny of this English fleet is at the centre of Spanish writer Luis Gorrochategui’s book The English Armada, which charts the series of calamities that befell the largest fleet ever assembled by England.

The book also explains how such a disaster was covered up in the aftermath, and how it has faded from history, while the Spanish Armada of the year before has become one of European history’s great landmarks.

We are pleased to present a talk, in English, by Luis Gorrochategui, on the topic of the English Armada. The talk will take place on Friday November 20th, at 7.30pm in the Yeats Building, Sligo. Admission will be €5 (€3 concession), and includes a wine reception afterwards.

En 1588, el rey Felipe II lanzó la Gran Armada para atacar e invadir Inglaterra. La armada fue derrotada por una combinación de las fuerzas inglesas y el mal tiempo. Esta derrota dejó a España temporalmente débil y vulnerable.

El siguiente año, 1589, la reina Isabel I de Inglaterra, decidió aprovechar esta momentánea debilidad española, y levantó su propia armada para atacar a España y Portugal (Portugal, en este tiempo, formaba parte de España).

Esta armada fue aún más grande que su réplica española del año anterior, con más barcos y más hombres. Su destino es el tema principal del libro Contraarmada, del escritor español Luis Gorrochategui. El libro describe con minucioso detalle todas las calamidades que sucedieron a la más grande expedición de la historia marítima inglesa.

El libro también explica cómo y por qué se ocultó este desastre, y cómo es que ha desaparecido de la historia, mientras la Gran Armada se ha transformado en uno de los mitos más importantes de la historia europea.

Tenemos mucho placer en presentar esta conferencia, en inglés, de Luis Gorrochategui, sobre el tema de la Contraarmada. Tendrá lugar el viernes, día 20 de noviembre, a las 7.30 de la tarde en el Yeats Building, Sligo. Entradas son €5 (€3 para estudiantes o parados). Al finalizar el acto se servirá un vino español y tapas.

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