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Ships involved

Britain (Charles Knowles)

Cornwall 80 (flag)
Lenox 70 (Charles Holmes)
Tilbury 60 (Charles Pawlet)
Strafford 60 (David Brodiê)
Warwick 60 (Innes)
Canterbury 60 (Clarke)
Oxford 50 (Edmundo Toll)

Spain

Africa 70/74 (flag 1, Andrés Reggio)
Invencible 70/74 (flag 2, Benito Spínola)
Conquistador 60/64 (Tomás de San Justo)
Dragón 60/64 (Manuel de Paz)
Nueva España 60/64 (Fernando Varela)
Real Familia 60/64 (Marcos Forastal)
Galga 30/36 (Pedro de Garaycoechea)

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