Carlos de Amésquita
Carlos de Amésquita was a Spanish naval officer of the 16th century. He is remembered for his raid on English soil, known as the Raid on Mount's Bay, during the Anglo-Spanish War 1585–1604.
Amésquita commanded three companies and four galleys. They disembarked at Penmarch on July 26, and in Mount's Bay on August 2.
After burning the town of Mousehole, Amésquita and his men embarked on their galleys and sailed for two miles, after which they disembarked again, conquered and burned the fort of Penzance down, Newlyn, and Penzance. They celebrated a mass at St. Mary Chapel at Penzance, where they promised to celebrate another mass after England had been defeated.
