Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Mambo akagadza Fernando, Duke weAlba, kuva mukuru mukuru wehondo yake. Muchinda wacho akanga ava nemakore 73 uye airwara panguva iyoyo. Fernando akaunganidza mauto ake, anofungidzirwa kuva varume 20 000, muBadajoz, uye muna June 1580 akayambuka muganhu weSpain nePortugal ndokuenda kuLisbon. Mukupera kwaAugust akakunda uto rePortugal paHondo yeAlcântara
uye vakapinda muLisbon. Izvi zvakazarura nzira yaFiripi II uyo akava Firipi I wePortugal, uye akasika mubatanidzwa wemadzitateguru unotambanudza Iberia yose pasi pemuchinda weSpain.