GIA780703 The Expedition to the Isle of Terceira, 1582 (fresco) by Spanish School, (16th century); Monasterio del Escorial, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: The naval Battle of Ponta Delgada, Battle of S瓊o Miguel or Battle of Terceira took place on July 26, 1582, in the sea near the Azores, off S瓊o Miguel Island, as part of the War of the Portuguese Succession. An Anglo-French corsair expedition sailed against a Spanish naval force to preserve control of the Azores under pretender Ant籀nio, Prior of Crato and to defend the islands from incorporation into the Iberian Union?he largest French force sent overseas before the age of Louis XIV.); 穢 Giancarlo Costa; Spanish, out of copyright.