Juan de Lángara

Juan Francisco de Lángara y Huarte (Juan Francisco Langara Uharte in Basque) (1736 in Coruña, Galicia 1806 in Madrid) was a Spanish naval officer and Minister of Marine.

Don Juan de Lángara y Huarte
Portrait by unknown artist, Museo Naval de Madrid
Born1736
Coruña
Died1806
Madrid
AllegianceSpain
RankAdmiral (Capitán Generál)
Battles/warsCapture of Santa Catalina Island
Armada of 1779
Moonlight Battle (POW) of 1780
Siege of Toulon (1793)
Action of 14 February 1795

By all accounts, Lángara was a highly skilled, brave, scientific, and conscientious officer, dedicated to his duty. His one major flaw was, however, that he was also a proud and rather aloof man, treating, especially his British allies, with a visible contempt and rudeness.

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