In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Escaño and the second or maternal family name is García de Cáceres.
Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres (Cartagena, Murcia, 1750 - Cádiz, 12 July 1814) was a Spanish military officer and government official. He served in several naval battles including the Battle of Trafalgar. He was Spain's Minister of the Navy and a member of the Council of Regency. A Spanish Navy school named for him states: "He is regarded as one of the best naval tacticians of the 18th century. An enlightened man, he devoted himself to the study of shipbuilding and other academic disciplines such as chemistry, botany and history, of which he was an academic."[1]
Due to his military and nautical experience, and as the second in command of the Spanish ships under Federico Gravina, Escaño was appointed to speak for the Spanish captains at a meeting on the French flagship Bucentaure. It was his opinion that it would be best to remain within the Bay of Cadiz and not try to breakout of the British naval blockade, which had been reinforced by Admiral Horatio Nelson. This was contrary to Napoleon's orders to French Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve, who ignored this advice and ordered the Franco-Spanish fleet to sail out against Nelson and his ships. Escaño was temporarily the acting commander of the Spanish ships due to Gravina being severely wounded during the Battle of Trafalgar (both were on the Spanish flagship Príncipe de Asturias, one of the few ships to not surrender and make it back to Cádiz). Despite having been wounded himself during the battle, Escaño communicated to Spanish Prime Minister Manuel Godoy the results of the battle since "the situation in which Lieutenant General Don Federico Gravina finds himself, as a result of a shrapnel bullet that at the end of yesterday's action he received in his left arm, does not allow him to give V.E. (His Excellency) news of this bloody combat".
Later lifeedit
Escaño was promoted to lieutenant general of the Navy and was the Minister of the Navy between 1808 and 1810. In 1810 he was elected to be a member of the Council of Regency of Spain and the Indies. When this body resigned after the convening of the Cortes of Cádiz, he was the only member who was authorized to continue to reside in the city and became a member of the Cortes which developed the Spanish Constitution of 1812.[1] Escaño was appointed captain general of Cartagena in 1814, a position he did not assume since he died a few days later.
Legacyedit
There is a Spanish Navy school that bears his name: Escuela de Especialidades (School of Specialties) "Antonio de Escaño", located in Ferrol, Spain. The major areas of expertise are Telecommunications Systems, Weapons Systems, and Power and Propulsion Systems.[2]
Government offices
Preceded by
Francisco Gil de Lemos
Ministerio de Marina de España (Minister of the Navy of Spain) 1808-1810
Succeeded by
Gabriel Císcar
Referencesedit
Content in this article is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es:Antonio de Escaño; see its history for attribution.
^ abcEscuela de Especialidades "Antonio de Escaño" (PDF)
^Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escaño (school website)
Bibliographyedit
de Paula, Francisco (1852). Elogio histórico del Excmo. Sr. d. Antonio de Escaño. Madrid: Imprenta de la Real Academia de la Historia. p. 489. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
External linksedit
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Escano and the second or maternal family name is Garcia de Caceres Antonio de Escano y Garcia de Caceres Cartagena Murcia 1750 Cadiz 12 July 1814 was a Spanish military officer and government official He served in several naval battles including the Battle of Trafalgar He was Spain s Minister of the Navy and a member of the Council of Regency A Spanish Navy school named for him states He is regarded as one of the best naval tacticians of the 18th century An enlightened man he devoted himself to the study of shipbuilding and other academic disciplines such as chemistry botany and history of which he was an academic 1 Antonio de EscanoPortrait at the Museo Naval de MadridBirth nameAntonio de Escano y Garcia de CaceresBorn1750Cartagena Spain Died12 July 1814Cadiz SpainAllegianceSpanish EmpireService wbr branch Spanish NavyYears of service1767 1810RankLieutenant general of the NavyUnitSecond in command of Spanish fleet Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1805 acting commander during battle Commands heldCommanding Officer of ships of the line San Fulgencia 60 guns San Ildefonso 74 guns Principe de Asturias 112 gunsBattles warsAmerican Revolutionary WarBattle of Cape Spartel 1782 Spanish Barbary Wars Bombardment of Algiers 1783 French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 Defense of Cadiz 1797 Napoleonic Wars Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805 Battle of Trafalgar 1805 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early career 1 2 Trafalgar 1 3 Later life 2 Legacy 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editEarly career edit Escano became a midshipman at the age of 17 and took part in almost every major Spanish naval operation of his time These included the Battle of Cape Spartel 1782 1 which was an indecisive naval battle between a British fleet under Admiral Richard Howe and a Franco Spanish fleet under Spanish Admiral Luis de Cordova an expedition against Algiers 1783 to attack Barbary raiders and the Battle of Cape St Vincent 1797 where thanks to his military perceptiveness while in command of the Principe de Asturias he helped to save the Spanish flagship the Santisima Trinidad when the squadron commander Jose de Cordoba y Ramos lost control over the situation while under attack by British Commodore Horatio Nelson For this Escano was rewarded with the Order of Santiago He was then part of the successful defense of Cadiz 1797 against a British fleet under Admiral John Jervis and Rear Admiral Horatio Nelson Escano later served during the Battle of Cape Finisterre 1805 when a British fleet under Admiral Robert Calder fought an indecisive naval battle against French Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve s combined Franco Spanish fleet as it was returning from the West Indies Trafalgar edit Due to his military and nautical experience and as the second in command of the Spanish ships under Federico Gravina Escano was appointed to speak for the Spanish captains at a meeting on the French flagship Bucentaure It was his opinion that it would be best to remain within the Bay of Cadiz and not try to breakout of the British naval blockade which had been reinforced by Admiral Horatio Nelson This was contrary to Napoleon s orders to French Admiral Pierre de Villeneuve who ignored this advice and ordered the Franco Spanish fleet to sail out against Nelson and his ships Escano was temporarily the acting commander of the Spanish ships due to Gravina being severely wounded during the Battle of Trafalgar both were on the Spanish flagship Principe de Asturias one of the few ships to not surrender and make it back to Cadiz Despite having been wounded himself during the battle Escano communicated to Spanish Prime Minister Manuel Godoy the results of the battle since the situation in which Lieutenant General Don Federico Gravina finds himself as a result of a shrapnel bullet that at the end of yesterday s action he received in his left arm does not allow him to give V E His Excellency news of this bloody combat Later life edit Escano was promoted to lieutenant general of the Navy and was the Minister of the Navy between 1808 and 1810 In 1810 he was elected to be a member of the Council of Regency of Spain and the Indies When this body resigned after the convening of the Cortes of Cadiz he was the only member who was authorized to continue to reside in the city and became a member of the Cortes which developed the Spanish Constitution of 1812 1 Escano was appointed captain general of Cartagena in 1814 a position he did not assume since he died a few days later Legacy editThere is a Spanish Navy school that bears his name Escuela de Especialidades School of Specialties Antonio de Escano located in Ferrol Spain The major areas of expertise are Telecommunications Systems Weapons Systems and Power and Propulsion Systems 2 Government officesPreceded byFrancisco Gil de Lemos Ministerio de Marina de Espana Minister of the Navy of Spain 1808 1810 Succeeded byGabriel CiscarReferences editContent in this article is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Antonio de Escano see its history for attribution a b c Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escano PDF Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escano school website Bibliography editde Paula Francisco 1852 Elogio historico del Excmo Sr d Antonio de Escano Madrid Imprenta de la Real Academia de la Historia p 489 Retrieved 17 January 2015 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Antonio de Escano Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escano PDF Escuela de Especialidades Antonio de Escano school website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antonio de Escano amp oldid 1169176405, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
