Battle of Cape Corvo (August 1613). Naval engagement of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars for the control of the Mediterranean. The Spanish squadron arrived from Sicily, under the command of Admiral Ottavio d'Aragona (1565-1623), defeated the Ottoman fleet commanded by Sinari Pasha. The Bey of Alexandria was one of the hundreds of prisoners made by the Spaniards. Ottavio d'Aragona's squadron capturing the Alexandria squadron. Illustration by Serra Pausas. "Glorias Españolas" (Glories of Spain). Volume IV. Published in Barcelona, 1890.

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