1588年发生了人类历史上第一次以火炮为主要武器的海战。爆发这场战争的根本原因在于英国在尼德兰的干涉、在西属美洲的抢劫。由于西班牙把墨西哥和秘鲁的黄金和白银源源不断地运回欧洲大陆,使得西班牙有了充足的财力来武装一支空前强大的军队,而西班牙军力的增强让岛国英格兰的统治者感到了前所未有的危机感。1567年,西班牙军队开往尼德兰镇压叛乱,伊丽莎白政府从自身安全的角度考虑,采取种种手段予以干涉。并且,随着英西冲突的加剧,英国开始有组织地打击西班牙 In 1588 the first man-made naval battle in art history took place. The root cause of the outbreak of this war was the British intervention in Netherland and the robbery in Western America. Thanks to the steady flow of gold and silver from Mexico and Peru back to the European continent, Spain had sufficient financial resources to arm an army of unprecedented strength. The increase in Spanish military power made the island rulers feel an unprecedented crisis sense. In 1567, the Spanish troops conducted a rebellion against the city of Netherland, and the Elizabeth government considered its own security and intervened in various ways. And, as the conflict between Britain and the West intensified, Britain began to organize attacks on Spain in an organized manner