1. The document discusses the Spanish Armada of 1588, where Spain assembled a large fleet called the Spanish Armada to invade England and restore Catholicism. 2. The Spanish Armada battled against the English fleet led by Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake. 3. After a series of battles and damage from storms, the Spanish Armada was defeated, marking the rise of English naval power and allowing England to pursue colonization of North America over Spain.