José de Bustamante y Guerra was a Spanish Navy officer, explorer and politician. He governed Guatemala as the captain general and president of the audiencia of Guatemala from 1811 to 1818. He governed
José de Bustamante y Guerra
José de Bustamante y Guerra's flotilla intercepted by four British frigates on 5 October 1804. Painting by Francis Sartorius Jr.
The action of 5 October 1804 was fought off Cabo de Santa Maria during the Napoleonic Wars. In the engagement, a British squadron under Commodore Graham Moore attacked a Spanish squadron led by Brigad
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes blowing up at the action
Charles IV of Spain, who declared war on Britain following the action