Luis de Córdova y Córdova
(1706-1796)
Spanish admiral (1706 - 1796)
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Admiral Luis de Córdova y Córdova (8 February 1706 – 29 July 1796) was a Spanish admiral. He is best known for his command of the Spanish fleet during the Anglo-Spanish War. His best remembered actions were the capture of two merchant convoys totalling 79 ships between 1780 and 1782, including the capture of 55 ships from a convoy composed of Indiamen, and other cargo ships 60 leagues off Cape St. Vincent. In 1782 he battled the Royal Navy to a stalemate at the Battle of Cape Spartel, but failed to prevent the British relieving the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
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8 February 1706 Sevilla, Spain
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| Died |
29 December 1796 (aged 90) Cádiz, Spain
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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