Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero y Santayana
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Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero y Santayana (8 May 1729 – 15 May 1799) was a Spanish Lieutenant general best known for repelling Admiral Nelson's attack on Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1797.
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Lieutenant general Antonio Gutiérrez de Otero y Santayana | |
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Born | (1729-05-08)8 May 1729 Aranda de Duero, Burgos, Spain |
Died | 15 May 1799(1799-05-15) (aged 70) Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands |
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Allegiance | Spain |
Years of service | 1736-1799 |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Unit | 1st King's Immemorial Infantry Regiment of AHQ |
Battles/wars | Falklands Crisis (1770) Invasion of Algiers (1775) Great Siege of Gibraltar Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife (1797) |
Memorials | Busts and streets in Aranda de Duero and Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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