Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1337) of 40 galleys sailed out of Seville, under the Galician captain Alfonso Jofre Tenório (Señor de Mogue), probably intending a similar landing on the Portuguese coast. Violent tempests prevented an encounter, and both fleets, damaged by the storms, were forced to return to port for repairs. Both fleets set out once again in early July, Pessanha's Portuguese fleet now reduced to 20 galleys and Tenorio's Castilian fleet reduced to 30. The Portuguese and Castilian fleets finally met each other near Cape St. Vincent (the southwestern tip of Portugal). With the wind in their favor, the Portuguese gained the initial advantage
Cathedral of St. Mary of the Annunciation (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) renovations of the church occurred in 1954 and 1968. The Magnificat windows were added in 1954. On July 2, 1956 Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau St. Agnes Church in Springfield was named as the new diocese’s cathedral and St. Mary as the co-cathedral. The current rectory was built in 1957. St. Vincent De Paul Church became a part of the Cathedral Parish in 1977. St. Vincent’s Church was named a chapel of ease at that time. The parish hall was added in 1978 and another renovation of the cathedral’s interior occurred in 1985. The steeple was