The 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament involved the Spanish Armada.
The Spanish Armada ( [ Grande y Felicísima Armada , links = no ] , literally `` Great and Most Fortunate Navy '' ) was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from La Coruña in August 1588 , under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England .