Jose de Mazarredo y Salazar

Jose de Mazarredo y Salazar
Portrait of Mazarredo by Jean François-Marie Bellier
Nickname(s)	El Bilbaíno
Born	8 March 1745 Bilbao, Spain
Died	29 July 1812 Madrid, Spain
Allegiance	Spain
Service/branch	Spanish Navy
Years of service	1771–1805
Rank	Admiral
Battles/wars	American Revolutionary War Armada of 1779 Action of 9 August 1780 Capture of the Merchant Quebec fleet Battle of Cape Spartel French Revolutionary Wars Evacuation of Roses Nelson's attack on Cadiz Action of 7 July 1799 Napoleonic Wars
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Vice-Admiral Jose de Mazarredo Salazar de Muñatones y Gortázar (8 March 1745 – 29 July 1812) was a Spanish Navy officer, cartographer, diplomat and astronomer. A professor of naval tactics, he was considered to be one of the best Spanish naval commanders of the period.