We owe a tremendous debt to those people.
As a result of that battle, Spain was granted a dispensation from the “no meat on Fridays” rule. While the Italian (city-state) fleets on the flanks pulled back, the Spanish ships in the center (under Don Juan of Austria) pressed forward, won the center, and beheaded the Turkish commander.
The Christian leader was a young and handsom “Don Juan” —He commanded the Christian Forces and went on the attack. He hit the Turks right outside their naval base in Greece. In winning the battle he freed many Christian Slaves.