Federico Gravina

Federico Gravina
Federico Gravina
	Portrait at the Museo Naval de Madrid
Birth name	Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas
Born	12 August 1756; Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	9 May 1806 (aged 49); Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Service/branch	Spanish Navy
Years of service	1768–1806
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	American War of Independence Siege of Gibraltar; Capture of HMS St. Fermin; Invasion of Minorca; ; French Revolutionary Wars Siege of Toulon; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Trafalgar (DOW); ;

Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli, born Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas (12 August 1756 – 9 May 1806) was a Sicilian-Spanish admiral in the service of the Spanish Empire, during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.

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