Blas de Lezo
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Admiral Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta was a Spanish Navy officer best known for his victory at the 1741 Battle of Cartagena de Indias, where forces under his command defeated a large British invasion for
Portrait of Lezo, Museo Naval de Madrid
A 19th-century depiction of Blas de Lezo's frigate towing its prize, the Stanhope (ca. 1710)
Monument to de Lezo in Columbus Square, Madrid
Statue of Blas de Lezo in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
War of Jenkins' Ear
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The War of Jenkins' Ear was fought between Great Britain and Spain from 1739 to 1748. Most of the fighting took place in New Granada and the Caribbean Sea, with major operations over by 1742. It is co
Blas de Lezo
…de Indias, in modern-day Colombia. He took up his new post just prior to the conflict between Great Britain and Spain that would become known as the War of Jenkins' Ear and that would later be subsumed into the War of Austrian Succession. In the early stages of the conflict, the British Admiral Edward Vernon undertook…
Ruins of the fortress of San Jeronimo, Portobelo
Spanish admiral Don Blas de Lezo 1741
Fortress of San Lorenzo el Real Chagres
Castillo San Felipe de Barajas (Cartagena). This fortress, though incomplete during the war, was integral to Spain's effort to maintain the link with its colonies via the Atlantic sea lanes.