Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos

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Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer best known for commanding the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797, where his forces suffered a significant defeat to the British under Admiral Jervis and Commodore Nelson.

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Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish admiral ⓘ
human ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
activeIn Atlantic Ocean naval operations ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea naval operations ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
commanded Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
conflict French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spanish ⓘ
fieldOfWork military leadership ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle Admiral ⓘ
militaryAllegiance Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Navy ⓘ
militaryRank admiral ⓘ
nativeLanguage Spanish ⓘ
notableDefeat Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
notableEvent Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1780) ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Cape St Vincent
notableFor commanding the Spanish fleet during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797 ⓘ
suffering a major naval defeat against the British in 1797 ⓘ
notableWork command of the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
occupation military officer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
opponent Admiral Sir John Jervis ⓘ
surface form: Admiral John Jervis

Royal Navy ⓘ
surface form: British Royal Navy

Horatio Nelson ⓘ
surface form: Commodore Horatio Nelson
participantIn Battle of Cape St Vincent ⓘ
positionHeld admiral ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ

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Battle of Cape St Vincent → SpanishCommander → Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos ⓘ
Cape St Vincent 1797 → admiralOnSpanishSide → Admiral José de Córdoba y Ramos ⓘ