Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Valdés and the second or maternal family name is Fernández Bazán.
Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán
Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán. (Naval Museum of Madrid).
Born25 March 1744
Burgos, Spain
Died4 April 1816(1816-04-04) (aged 72)
Madrid, Spain
AllegianceSpanish Empire
Service / branchSpanish Royal Navy
Battles / warsSiege of Havana
Secretary of State for Navy of Spain
In office
9 March 1783 – 13 November 1795
MonarchsCharles III
Charles IV
First Secretary of StateCount of Floridablanca
Count of Aranda
Manuel Godoy
Preceded byPedro González de Castejón
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Secretary of State for War, Treasury, Commerce and Navigation of Indies of Spain
In office
8 July 1787 – 25 April 1790
MonarchsCharles III
Charles IV
First Secretary of StateCount of Floridablanca
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished

Antonio Valdés y Fernández Bazán (25 March 1744 – 4 April 1816) was a Spanish navy officer of the Royal Navy.[1]

Biography

He entered the navy at the age of 13. He distinguished himself in the defence of Morro Castle and San Salvador de la Punta Fortress during the Battle of Havana (1762). He also fought against the Barbary Coast pirates in 1767.

In 1781, he became director of the Royal Artillery Factory of La Cavada, and reorganised it to that extent that he was promoted to become inspector general of the Spanish Navy. In 1783, at the age of 38, he became Navy Minister and continued the modernisation of the Spanish Navy.

In 1785, among 12 flags that he drew, one was chosen to become the Spanish naval ensign flag by Charles III.

He became a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1797.

The settlements of Valdez, Alaska and Valdez, Florida were named after him, as well as Bazan Bay in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The oil tanker Exxon Valdez, that gained notoriety after running aground in Prince William Sound spilling its cargo of crude oil into the sea on March 24, 1989, was named after the Alaskan town which had been named after Valdés.

References

  1. ^ Guimerá, Agustín (2024), Harding, Richard; Guimerá, Agustín (eds.), "The Statesman and the Naval Leader: The Count of Floridablanca and Navy Minister Antonio Valdés, 1783–1792", Sailors, Statesmen and the Implementation of Naval Strategy, Boydell and Brewer, pp. 70–91, doi:10.1017/9781805431343.005, ISBN 978-1-80543-134-3

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