Antonio de Escaño
Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres (Cartagena, Murcia, 1750 - Cádiz, 12 July 1814) was a Spanish military officer and government official. He served in several naval battles including the Battle of Trafalgar. He was Spain's Minister of the Navy and a member of the Council of Regency. A Spanish Navy school named for him states: "He is regarded as one of the best naval tacticians of the 18th century. An enlightened man, he devoted himself to the study of shipbuilding and other academic disciplines such as chemistry, botany and history, of which he was an academic."
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Portrait at the Museo Naval de Madrid | |
| Birth name | Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres |
| Born | 1750 Cartagena, Spain, |
| Died | 12 July 1814 Cadiz, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
| Service/ | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1767–1810 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general of the Navy |
| Unit | Second in command of Spanish fleet:
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| Commands held | Commanding Officer of ships of the line:
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| Battles/wars | American Revolutionary War
Spanish-Barbary Wars Napoleonic Wars |
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