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Federico Gravina | |
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Birth name | Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas |
Born | Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily | 12 August 1756
Died | 9 May 1806 Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain | (aged 49)
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Service/ | Spanish Navy |
Years of service | 1768–1806 |
Rank | Admiral |
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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