Federico Gravina

Federico Gravina
Portrait at the Museo Naval de Madrid
Birth nameFederico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas
Born(1756-08-12)12 August 1756
Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily
Died9 May 1806(1806-05-09) (aged 49)
Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Service/branch Spanish Navy
Years of service1768–1806
RankAdmiral
Battles/wars

Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli, born Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas (12 August 1756 – 9 May 1806) was a Sicilian-Spanish admiral in the service of the Spanish Empire,[1][2][3][4] during the American Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.


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