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place. The Italian and Spanish coasts were increasingly threatened and
Malta was about to be taken in 1565. This is how the Holy League was
formed, which was placed under the command of Don Juan de Austria,
the natural son of Carlos V, well not in in vain Spain borne half of the
costs of the alliance.
On October 7, 1571, the greatest naval battle in modern history took
place. The Italian and Spanish coasts were increasingly threatened and
Malta was about to be taken in 1565. This is how the Holy League was
formed, which was placed under the command of Don Juan de Austria,
the natural son of Carlos V, well not in in vain Spain borne half of the
costs of the alliance.