MILITARY PERSONNEL

Blas de Lezo

1689 - 1741

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Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (3 February 1689 – 7 September 1741) was a Spanish Navy officer best known for his victory at the 1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias, where forces under his command defeated a large British invasion force under Admiral Edward Vernon. Throughout his naval career, Lezo sustained many severe wounds; he lost his left eye, complete mobility of the right arm, and had his left leg amputated in situ after being hit by the projectile of a cannon. He perceived his wounds and physical limitations as medals, refusing to wear an eye patch to hide his blind eye. Wearing his past battles history on his flesh won the respect of his peers and soldiers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blas de Lezo is the 1,133rd most popular military personnel (down from 1,073rd in 2019), the 901st most popular biography from Spain (down from 842nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Blas de Lezo ranks 1,133 out of 2,058. Before him are Claude Alexandre de Bonneval, Chelsea Manning, Mohamed Oufkir, Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Carl Brashear, and Kenneth Anderson. After him are Li Ling, Ivan Sidorenko, Prince George of Hesse-Darmstadt, Alexander von Krobatin, FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, and Carl Hilpert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1689, Blas de Lezo ranks 10. Before him are Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier, Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, Zahir al-Umar, Samuel Bellamy, and Prince William, Duke of Gloucester. After him are Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, Alexis Piron, Jan Klemens Branicki, Szymon Czechowicz, and William Adam. Among people deceased in 1741, Blas de Lezo ranks 14. Before him are Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg, Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano, Georg Rafael Donner, and Bernard de Montfaucon. After him are Jethro Tull, Alvise Pisani, Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg, Charles Rollin, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, and Johann Amman.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Blas de Lezo ranks 901 out of 3,355. Before him are Narcís Monturiol (1819), Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa y Berdejo (1787), Antonio López García (1936), Periko Alonso (1953), Juan Bautista Cabanilles (1644), and David de Gea (1990). After him are Josep Sunyol (1898), Indalecio Prieto (1883), Diego Laynez (1512), Nicolás de Ovando (1451), Sunifred, Count of Barcelona (805), and Gaizka Mendieta (1974).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Blas de Lezo ranks 18. Before him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), Gaius Laelius (-300), Inés Suárez (1507), José Miaja (1878), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), and Cristóbal de Olid (1487). After him are Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Agustina de Aragón (1786), Juan Yagüe (1891), Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553), Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772), and Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875).

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