San Juan Nepomuceno was a Spanish ship of the line launched in 1765 from the royal shipyard in Guarnizo. Like many 18th century Spanish warships she was named after a saint. She was a solidly built sh
Illustration of San Juan Nepomuceno
Death of Cosme de Churruca, by Eugenio Álvarez Dumont, Museo del Prado
Admiral Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. During the Battle of Trafalgar, he was the commanding officer of the ship of the line San Juan Nepomuceno, which he
1848 portrait
Churruca's ceremonial sabre, made by Nicolas-Noël Boutet
Statue of Churruca in Mutriku.