Antonio de Escaño

Antonio de Escaño
Antonio de Escaño
	1850 portrait of de Escaño by José Sánchez
Born	1750; Cartagena, Spain
Died	12 July 1814 (aged 63–64); Cádiz, Spain
Allegiance	Spanish Navy
Branch	Spanish Navy
Service years	1767–1810
Rank	Lieutenant general
Unit	Second in command of Spanish fleet: Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805); Battle of Trafalgar (1805) (acting commander during battle);
Commands	Commanding Officer of ships of the line: San Fulgencia 60 guns; San Ildefonso 74 guns; Principe de Asturias 112 guns;
Conflicts	American Revolutionary War Battle of Cape Spartel; ; Bombardment of Algiers (1783); French Revolutionary Wars Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797); Assault on Cádiz; ; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805); Battle of Trafalgar; ;

Lieutenant-General Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres (1750 – 12 July 1814) was a Spanish Navy officer and politician. He served in several naval battles including the Battle of Trafalgar. He was Spain's Minister of the Navy and a member of the Council of Regency. A Spanish Navy school named for him states: "He is regarded as one of the best naval tacticians of the 18th century. An enlightened man, he devoted himself to the study of shipbuilding and other academic disciplines such as chemistry, botany and history, of which he was an academic."