Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797) The Battle of Cape St Vincent (14 February 1797) was one of the opening battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808), as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, where a British fleet under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeated a larger Spanish fleet under Admiral Don José de Córdoba y Ramos near Cape St. Vincent, Portugal. After the signing of the Treaty of San Ildefonso in 1796 allying Spanish and French forces against Great Britain, the British navy blockaded Spain in 1797, impairing communications with its Spanish Empire. The Spanish declaration of war on Britain and
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