Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
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Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz (12 December 1526 – 9 February 1588), was a Spanish admiral and landlord.
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Marquis of Santa Cruz | |
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Born | 12 December 1526 Granada, Castile |
Died | 9 February 1588(1588-02-09) (aged 61) Lisbon, Portugal |
Buried | |
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Service/ | Spanish Navy |
Years of service | 1544–1588 |
Rank | Captain General of the Sea General Admiral |
Battles/wars | Battle of Muros Bay Siege of Malta Battle of Lepanto Battle of Ponta Delgada Conquest of the Azores Drake's 1587 expedition (there was no direct combat) |
He took part in the seizure of the rock of Vélez de la Gomera (1564), the relief to the besieged during the Great Siege of Malta (1565), the quelling of the Alpujarras Rebellion (1569), the Battle of Lepanto (1571), the conquest of Tunis (1573), the incorporation of Portugal to the Hispanic monarchy (1580), and the conquest of Terceira (1582).[1]
He was never defeated, a remarkable achievement in a fifty-year-long career.[2] His personal galley was known as La Loba ('The She-Wolf'), after her golden figurehead. He was a grandee of Spain.