The Defence of Cádiz (full title: The Defence of Cádiz Against the English or The Hostile Landing of the English near Cádiz in 1625 Under the Command of the Earl of Leicester[note 1]) is a painting in oils on canvas by Francisco de Zurbarán, now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
It shows the Spanish preparing their defences just before the arrival of Edward Cecil's Cádiz expedition of 1625. In the left foreground is the city's governor Fernando Girón giving orders to his subordinates, including the deputy field commander Diego Ruiz. In the background are the English troops landing in front of the El Puntal fort in the Bay of Cádiz.
^In Spanish, the Conde de Lest. However, the Earl of Leicester was then Robert Sidney, who took no part in the landings, meaning this is a mistake, possibly for Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, a vice-admiral and foot colonel on the expedition.
