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Luis Vicente de Velasco

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Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla (February 9, 1711 - July 31, 1762) was a Spanish officer and commander in the Royal Spanish Navy. [1]

27 relations: Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763), Barbary pirates, Cantabria, Charles III of Spain, Commandant (rank), Cuba, Ferdinand VI of Spain, George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle, George Pocock, Havana, HMS Cambridge (1755), HMS Dragon (1760), HMS St Michael (1669), HMS Stirling Castle, José Nicolás de la Escalera, Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna, Morro Castle (Havana), Noja, Seven Years' War, Ship of the line, Siege of Havana, Spain, Spanish conquest of Oran (1732), Spanish Navy, Tower of London, War of Jenkins' Ear, Westminster Abbey.

Anglo-Spanish War (1762–1763)

The Anglo–Spanish War (Spanish: Guerra Anglo-Española) was a military conflict fought between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years' War.

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Barbary pirates

The Barbary pirates, sometimes called Barbary corsairs or Ottoman corsairs, were Ottoman pirates and privateers who operated from North Africa, based primarily in the ports of Salé, Rabat, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.

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Cantabria

Cantabria is a historic Spanish community and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city.

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Charles III of Spain

Charles III (Spanish: Carlos; Italian: Carlo; 20 January 1716 – 14 December 1788) was King of Spain and the Spanish Indies (1759–1788), after ruling Naples as Charles VII and Sicily as Charles V (1734–1759), kingdoms he abdicated to his son Ferdinand.

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Commandant (rank)

Commandant is a military or police rank.

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Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

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Ferdinand VI of Spain

Ferdinand VI (Spanish: Fernando VI; 23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), called the Learned, King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death in 1759, was the third ruler of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty.

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George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle

General George Keppel, 3rd Earl of Albemarle KG PC (London, 8 April 1724 – 13 October 1772), styled Viscount Bury until 1754, was a British soldier and nobleman.

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George Pocock

Admiral Sir George Pocock, KB (6 March 1706 – 3 April 1792) was a British officer of the Royal Navy.

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.

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HMS Cambridge (1755)

HMS Cambridge was an 80-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built at Deptford Dockyard to the draught specified by the 1745 Establishment as amended in 1750, and launched on 21 October 1755.

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HMS Dragon (1760)

HMS Dragon was a 74-gun ''Bellona''-class third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched on 4 March 1760 at Deptford Dockyard.

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HMS St Michael (1669)

HMS St Michael was a 90-gun second rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, built by John Tippetts of Portsmouth Dockyard and launched in 1669.

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HMS Stirling Castle

A number of ships of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Stirling Castle (sometimes spelled 'Sterling') after Stirling Castle in Scotland, including.

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José Nicolás de la Escalera

José Nicolás de la Escalera (1734 – 1804) was a Cuban painter specializing in religious scenes and portraits.

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Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna

Juan de Prado Mayera Portocarrero y Luna (1716 - c. 1770) was a Spanish colonial governor of Cuba between 1761 and 1762, when he lost Havana in the British expedition against Cuba.

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Morro Castle (Havana)

Morro Castle (Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro), named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba.

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Noja

Noja is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.

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Seven Years' War

The Seven Years' War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763.

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Ship of the line

A ship of the line was a type of naval warship constructed from the 17th through to the mid-19th century to take part in the naval tactic known as the line of battle, in which two columns of opposing warships would manoeuvre to bring the greatest weight of broadside firepower to bear.

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Siege of Havana

The Siege of Havana was a military action from March to August 1762, as part of the Seven Years' War.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Spanish conquest of Oran (1732)

The Spanish conquest of Oran and Mers el-Kebir took place from 15 June to 2 July 1732, between the Kingdom of Spain against the Ottoman protectorate of Algiers.

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Spanish Navy

The Spanish Navy (Armada Española) is the maritime branch of the Spanish Armed Forces and one of the oldest active naval forces in the world.

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Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

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War of Jenkins' Ear

The War of Jenkins' Ear (known as Guerra del Asiento in Spain) was a conflict between Britain and Spain lasting from 1739 to 1748, with major operations largely ended by 1742.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, is a large, mainly Gothic abbey church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vicente_de_Velasco

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