Vigo

Vigo, a seaport on the north-west coast of Spain, on a deep bay or inlet, 20 miles SW. of Pontevedra by rail. Its beautiful situation and fine climate make it an admirable health-resort. Pop. (1887) 15,044. The Bay of Vigo has an inland sweep of 20 miles, and is 5 miles wide at its mouth. Vigo was taken by Drake in 1585 and 1589, and by Lord Cobham in 1719; and in 1702 the Spanish galleons, defended by a French fleet, were captured or destroyed by a British and Dutch force under Lord Ormonde and Rooke. See CASSITERIDES.