Ignacio Maria de Alava y Saenz de Navarrete (1750-1817)

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Ignacio Maria de Alava y Saenz de Navarrete

NationalitySpanish 
RolesNaval Sailor 
Date of Birth5.1750CSORN
First Known Service5.1750CSORN
Last Known Service1817CSORN
Date of Death1817

Event History


Date fromDate toEventSource
1782 Capitán de navío 
3.17859.1.1786
San Ildefonso (74) 1785-1805
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitán de navío, and Commanding Officer		B006
178820.10.1788
San Fulgencio (64) 1787-1814
Spanish 64 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Capitán de navío, and Commanding Officer		B084
1792 Brigadier 
1794 Jefe de Escuadra 
17951796
Europa (74) 1789-1801
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, Brigadier, and Commanding Officer		3DECKS
1803 Teniente General 
7.1.1803 
Montanes (74) 1794-1810
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Teniente General, 		B006
15.2.18054.6.1805
Santa Ana (112) 1784-1816
Spanish 112 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Teniente General, 		B006
9.180523.10.1805
Santa Ana (112) 1784-1816
Spanish 112 Gun
1st Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Teniente General, 		TRN5
21.10.1805 Commanded the Allied Van at the Battle of Trafalgar 
24.2.1817 Capitan General 
27.7.1895 
Montanes (74) 1794-1810
Spanish 74 Gun
3rd Rate Ship of the Line
, as Flag Officer, Capitan General, 		B006
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Posted by Robert Boon on Thursday 3rd of November 2016 13:00

The admiral had a nephew Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel, who although a captain of a frigate, served as a marine on board his uncle's flagship at Trafalgar. Subsequently Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel transferred to the Spanish army and was posted to Wellington's staff in the Peninsular as Spanish liaison officer, serving until peace in 1814. Posted to Brussels by the Spanish government, he was able to rejoin Wellington's staff in 1815 and became one of only two men who fought at both Trafalgar and Waterloo.

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