| Battle of Cape Spartel | |||||||
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| Part of the Spanish Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Spanish Republic |
 Nationalist Spain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Fernando Navarro Capdevila | Francisco Moreno Fernández | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 destroyers |
1 heavy cruiser 1 light cruiser | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 destroyer sunk 1 destroyer damaged | None | ||||||
The Battle of Cape Spartel (Cabo Espartel in Spanish) was a naval battle of the Spanish Civil War that broke the Republican naval blockade of the Strait of Gibraltar, securing the maritime supply route to Spanish Morocco for the Nationalists early in the war. The action occurred on 29 September 1936 between two Nationalist cruisers and two Republican destroyers.