Philip committed immediately to rebuilding a stronger fleet after the defeat

Evidence

Almost as soon as he learned the extent of his losses he was assuring ambassadors that he would build another fleet stronger than the last, if he had to melt down every piece of plate on his table and every silver candlestick in the Escurial. It did not quite come to that, but American bullion had to be supplemented by scraping the cupboards of Castile and striking new bargains with Genoese bankers. — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 877

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 877
• XREF: connects to: Philip resolved to rebuild the Armada within weeks of defeat — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 877; Philip’s post-mortem targeted heterogeneous fleet, short-range guns, and divided command — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 883; The defeat jolted Philip out of a trance into renewed caution — Garrett Mattingly, The Defeat of the Spanish Armada, 883