27. Recap….. The Spanish Armada Convert England back to the Catholic Religion. Off the coast of England 1588 Spain (King Philip II) England (Queen Elizabeth & Sir France Drake) The defeat of the Spanish Armada marked the rise of England and the fall of Spain in race for ownership of North America. If it wasn’t for the defeat of the Spanish Armada, England may have never had the opportunity to colonize in North America. 1. England upsets Spain. 2. The Spanish send an Armada to defeat and covert England back to Catholicism. 3. England, led by Sir Frances Drake and helped by the weather, defeat the Armada in a series of battles.