Juan José Navarro, 1st Marquess of Victoria

The Most Excellent
Juan José Navarro y Búfalo, 1st Marquess of Victoria
OSJ
The Most Excellent Juan José Navarro y Búfalo, 1st Marquess of Victoria OSJ
	Portrait by Rafael Tegeo, Museo Naval de Madrid
Captain general of the Navy
	In office; 1750–1772
Personal details
Born	30 November 1687; Messina, Kingdom of Sicily
Died	5 February 1772 (aged 84); Cadiz, Spain
Spouse	María Josefa Gauset (1711–?)
Children	Rosalía; Ignacia;
Awards	Real Academia Española
Military service
Branch/service	Spanish Army 1695 to 1715 ; Spanish Navy 1717 to 1772
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	Siege of Oran; War of the Spanish Succession Luzzara; Siege of Turin; Almenar; Zaragoza ; ; War of the Quadruple Alliance Battle of Cape Passaro; ; Recapture of Oran; War of the Austrian Succession Toulon; ;

Juan José Navarro y Búfalo, 1st Marquess of Victoria, OSJ (Messina, 30 November 1687 – Isla de León Cadiz, 5 February 1772) was a Spanish military officer who served as first Captain general of the Navy from 1750 to 1772. A leading proponent of naval reform, he provided much of the practical curriculum for the Academia de Guardias Marinas, established in 1717 to provide professional training for Spanish marine officers.

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