Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri
Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri was a Spanish admiral and the second Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy. He held the post from 19 March until 22 October 1896. In the summer of 1895 Espinosa had commanded the Spanish squadron that represented their country at the opening of the Kiel Canal from the "Infanta Maria Teresa". During the Spanish–American War, he was present at a meeting of senior Spanish naval officers chaired by Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo, the minister of the navy at the time, on 23 April 1898. Espinosa supported the idea of sending Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete's squadron from Cape Verde to the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean (Cuba and Puerto Rico). This decision was adopted by the majority of the members which led to the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Espinosa was made Commander of the Order of Charles III in 1882 and awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild on 30 October 1889.
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admiral
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Chief of Staff
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Spanish Navy
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Kiel Canal
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Infanta Maria Teresa
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Spanish–American War
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Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo
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Pascual Cervera y Topete
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Spanish colonies
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Cuba
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Battle of Santiago de Cuba
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Order of Charles III
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Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild
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Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri
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22 October 1896
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1889-10-30T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
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19
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