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Martín de Padilla
Born1540
Calatañazor, Spain
Died20 May 1602
El Puerto de Santa María, Spain
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Service / branchNavy
Years of service1522-1540
RankGeneral
Battles / wars

Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea, Adelantado of Castile (Calatañazor, present-day Castile and León, 1540 – El Puerto de Santa María, 1602), secretary of state and war of Philip II of Spain, was a Spanish Admiral during the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604), French Wars of Religion and the Eighty Years' War. His most notable naval engagements included the Spanish Armada, battle with the Counter Armada and the Battle of the Gulf of Almería (1591). Padilla commanded a squadron of galleys that sank four cargo vessels from the English Armada off Lisbon in 1589.

References

  1. González, Rodríguez; Ramón, Agustín (2002-09-19). "Una derrota de Drake ante Lisboa". Circulo Naval Español (in Spanish).

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