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Born February 18, 1839 • Spain
Died April 3, 1909 (aged 70) • Puerto Real • Spain
Role In Battle of Santiago de Cuba • Carlist wars • Spanish-American War
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Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
regent of Spain
Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, Marqués de
Álvaro de Bazán, Marqués de Santa Cruz
Spanish naval commander
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Carlos María Isidro de Borbón, conde de Molina
Spanish prince
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Leopoldo O’Donnell, duke de Tetuán
prime minister of Spain
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José Patiño, marquis de Patiño
Spanish statesman
Ramon Cabrera, detail of a lithograph
Ramón Cabrera
Spanish political leader
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, engraving.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Spanish conquistador
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Ramón María Narváez, duke de Valencia
prime minister of Spain
Maria Cristina de Borbón
María Cristina de Borbón
queen of Spain
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Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, duke de Medina-Sidonia
Spanish admiral
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Francisco Espoz y Mina
Spanish military leader
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Carlos Luis de Borbón, count de Montemolín
Spanish noble
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Práxedes Mateo Sagasta
prime minister of Spain
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Sir William Monson
English naval officer
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal