Pascual Cervera y Topete

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Spanish admiral human

Pascual Cervera y Topete was a Spanish admiral best known for leading Spain’s ill-fated Caribbean squadron during the Spanish–American War, culminating in its destruction at the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Cuban waters ⓘ
Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
causeOfNotability naval defeat against the United States Navy in 1898 ⓘ
commanded Spanish Caribbean Squadron ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
engagementOutcome decisive defeat at Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
Spanish colonial era ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spanish ⓘ
facedOpponent United States Navy ⓘ
familyName Cervera ⓘ
Topete ⓘ
fleetDestroyedAt Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
givenName Pascual ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
historicalRole commander of Spain’s main Caribbean naval force in 1898 ⓘ
knownFor leading an ill-fated Spanish squadron during the Spanish–American War ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
militaryAllegiance Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
militaryTheater Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
name Pascual Cervera y Topete self-link ⓘ
nationality Spanish ⓘ
navalWarfareDomain surface warfare ⓘ
notableEvent destruction of his squadron off Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
notableFor Siege of Santiago ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Santiago de Cuba

commanding the Spanish Caribbean Squadron in the Spanish–American War ⓘ
occupation naval officer ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
placeOfActivity Caribbean Sea ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
positionHeld Admiral in the Spanish Navy ⓘ
serviceIn Spanish colonial forces in the Caribbean ⓘ
sideInConflict Spain ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Spanish colonial Caribbean ⓘ
typeOfOfficer flag officer ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Spanish Caribbean Squadron → commander → Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
Spanish–American War → commanderForSpain → Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
Cervera → hasNotableBearer → Pascual Cervera y Topete ⓘ
Pascual Cervera y Topete → name → Pascual Cervera y Topete self-link ⓘ