Artist: Catalino Ortiz Brocka
Museum: Naval Museum (Madrid, Spain)
Technique: Oil On Canvas
Domingo Pérez de Grandallana was Lieutenant General of the Spanish Royal Navy, and Minster of the Navy. Born in Jerez de la Frontera (Cádiz) in 1753, he took part in several expeditions during his time in the navy. This included expeditions to Algiers and Brazil, battles against Great Britain, the blockade of Gibraltar, the battle against the French Republic, and the capture of the island of Santa Catalina, as well as assisting in the relief of Melilla. After he was appointed Secretary of State and of the Secretariat of the Navy in 1802, he was put in charge of organizing a war fleet with the aim of
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