Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz

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Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz, was a renowned 16th-century Spanish admiral celebrated for his undefeated naval career and key role in establishing Spain’s maritime supremacy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish admiral
human
military commander
nobleman
allegiance Habsburg Spain
Spanish Empire
associatedWith Spanish maritime expansion in the Atlantic
Spanish maritime expansion in the Mediterranean
birthDate 1526-12-12
birthPlace Granada
Kingdom of Granada
centuryOfActivity 16th century
commanded Spanish fleet at the Battle of Ponta Delgada
Spanish fleet in the conquest of the Azores
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spanish monarchy
surface form: Monarchy of Spain
deathDate 1588-02-09
deathPlace Kingdom of Portugal
Lisbon
familyName de Bazán
father Alonso de Bazán
surface form: Álvaro de Bazán the Elder
givenName Álvaro
hasReputation never lost a naval battle
honouredIn statue in Plaza de la Villa, Madrid
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
militaryRank admiral
name Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz self-link
nobleTitle Marquis of Santa Cruz
notableFor command in the Battle of Lepanto
conquest of the Azores (1583)
role in establishing Spanish maritime supremacy
undefeated naval career
victory at the Battle of Ponta Delgada
occupation military leader
naval officer
participatedIn Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Ponta Delgada
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Portuguese succession crisis of 1580
surface form: War of the Portuguese Succession
planned early designs for the Spanish Armada
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Philip II of Spain
styleOfWarfare galley warfare
sailing fleet tactics

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Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia predecessorInCommand Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz name Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz self-link
Conquest of Tunis (1535) commander Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz
this entity surface form: Álvaro de Bazán the Elder