Vigo, city and port, northwestern Spain, in Pontevedra Province, on an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the most active ports of Spain, and tunny and sardine fishing are major industries. In the city are iron foundries, machine shops, petroleum refineries, and food-processing plants. The building of small steamers and the manufacture of cordage are also important industries. The town of Vigo was attacked by the English navigator Sir Francis Drake in 1585 and 1589. Treasure ships from the New World were sunk in the harbor in 1702 by a combined British and Dutch fleet, and it is thought that some of the treasures still lie at the bottom. Population (1998 estimate) 283,110.
