Francisco de Ribera y Medina

Francisco de Ribera y Medina (c. 1582 – c. 1646) was a Spanish admiral and privateer. He was active in many of the naval wars of the Hispanic Monarchy in the 17th century, fighting variously Ottoman, Venetian, Dutch and English enemies.

A renowned commander, he achieved fame under Pedro Téllez-Girón, Duke of Osuna, defeating a vastly larger Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Cape Gelidonya. Ribera later led the naval effort of the Eighty Years' War with notable success, often in teamwork with the Dunkirkers, until his retirement.