Antonio de Oquendo

Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo
Born	October 1577; San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa
Died	7 June 1640; A Coruña
Allegiance	Spain
Service/branch	Spanish Navy
Years of service	1594-1640
Rank	Captain General
Battles/wars	Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) Battle of the Gulf of Cádiz; ; Eighty Years' War Battle of St. Kitts (1629); Battle of Albrolhos (1631); Battle of the Downs (1639); ;
Relations	Miguel de Oquendo (father)

Antonio de Oquendo y Zandategui (October 1577 in San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa – 7 June 1640, in A Coruña) was a Spanish admiral; in 1639 he was in command of the Spanish forces at the Battle of the Downs.

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