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Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea.
Spanish noble
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About Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea
Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea, Adelantado of Castile, 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.
Everything about Martín de Padilla y Manrique, 1st Count of Santa Gadea →- Occupation
- military personnel
- Position held
- Councillor of the Consejo Supremo de Guerra
- Citizenship
- Spain, Kingdom of Castile
- Born
- 1540
- Died
- 1602