| Battle of Cape St. Vincent | |||||||
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| Part of the Luso-Castillian War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Portugal |
 Crown of Castile | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Manuel Pessanha (POW) |
Alfonso Jofré Tenorio | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 20 galleys | 30 galleys | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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14 galleys lost (8 captured, 6 sunk) | uncertain | ||||||
The Battle of Cape St Vincent of 1337 took place on 21 July 1337 between a Castilian fleet commanded by Alfonso Jofre Tenorio and a Portuguese fleet led by the Luso-Genoese admiral Emanuele Pessagno (Manuel Pessanha). The fledgling Portuguese fleet was defeated, bringing a quick end to the brief Luso-Castilian war that begun in 1336.