Kammala wannan jumla: A shekara ta 1576, a matsayin kwamandan sojojin Spain a cikin Citadel na Antwerp, shi ne babban mai gabatar da
An kama Antwerp inda mutane 7,000 suka rasa rayukansu da kuma dukiya mai yawa. Shekaru hudu bayan haka, ya shiga tare da Duke na Alba a yakin Alcântara. d'Avila ya mutu a Lisbon na kamuwa da rauni, a lokacin wani hari a Portugal.