The part the English privateers played in challenging Spain's empire was that they stole the goods from Spanish ships.
This is further explained below.
Generally, After Columbus explored the Americas, the Spanish and Portuguese built colonies there.
Spain monopolized commerce between Europe and the Americas for a long period, ensuring its wealth.
As the advantages of controlling such wealthy territories became known to other European countries, they too wanted a piece of the goodies and began trying to breach Spain's blockade on the Americas to prevent settlers from other European nations from accessing there.
They l/o/o/ted Spanish ships going to and departing the Americas and assaulted port towns like Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
In conclusion, The English privateers' contribution to the conflict with the Spanish empire consisted of stealing cargo from Spanish ships in order to fund their activities.
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