Alonso Pérez de Guzmán was born #OnThisDay in 1550; the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia was given command of the #SpanishArmada because he was a nobleman & a devout Catholic; the expedition ended in failure & disaster & bankrupted #PhilipII's #Spain...

Alonso Pérez de Guzmán was born #OnThisDay in 1550; the 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia was given command of the #SpanishArmada because he was a nobleman & a devout Catholic; the expedition ended in failure & disaster & bankrupted #PhilipII's #Spain...