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Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz

1526 - 1588

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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. He took part, among others, 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 Spanish monarchy (1580), and the conquest of Terceira (1582). A leading admiral in both the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, Bazán has been considered the prime naval commander in the history of Spain. He pioneered amphibious warfare and strategic usage of several kinds of ships, refining the design of existent vessels and popularising galleons as warships, ultimately making possible many of the successes of the Spanish Empire since the 16th and 17th centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz is the 1,062nd most popular military personnel (down from 729th in 2019), the 834th most popular biography from Spain (down from 599th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz ranks 1,062 out of 2,058. Before him are Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow, John O'Connor, Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Eugen Meindl, Matome Ugaki, and Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha. After him are Krystyna Skarbek, Maximilian Grabner, Max Simon, Georgios Grivas, Abdul Fatah Younis, and Rostam Farrokhzad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1526, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz ranks 11. Before him are Rafael Bombelli, Augustus, Elector of Saxony, Benedict the Moor, Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Taqi ad-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf, and Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken. After him are Bâkî, Louis Bertrand, Olympia Fulvia Morata, Matsudaira Hirotada, and Juan Fernández Navarrete. Among people deceased in 1588, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz ranks 13. Before him are Qi Jiguang, Henri, Prince of Condé, Bernardino Telesio, Johann Weyer, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Plautilla Nelli. After him are Louis of Granada, Valentin Weigel, Giorgio Biandrata, Abtai Sain Khan, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Nicolás Monardes.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz ranks 834 out of 3,355. Before him are Blanca of Navarre, Queen of Castile (1137), Theodulf of Orléans (750), Nacho (1990), Bera, Count of Barcelona (770), Joseph Albo (1380), and Fructuosus of Braga (601). After him are Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676), Carlos Westendorp (1937), Marcos Alonso (1933), Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744), Alphonsus Rodriguez (1532), and Juan de la Cierva, 1st Count of la Cierva (1895).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz ranks 16. Before him are Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475), Gaius Laelius (-300), Inés Suárez (1507), and José Miaja (1878). After him are Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Blas de Lezo (1689), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Agustina de Aragón (1786), Juan Yagüe (1891), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553).

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