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Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, Spanish admiral (died 1588)

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Álvaro de Bazán, Marquis of Santa Cruz

16th-century Spanish admiral

Álvaro de Bazán y Guzmán, 1st Marquis of Santa Cruz, was a Spanish admiral and landlord. He took part, among others, in the seizure of the rock of Vélez de la Gomera (1564), the relief to the besieged during the Great Siege of Malta (1565), the quelling of the Alpujarras…
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December 12

Day of the year

December 12 is the 346th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 19 days remain until the end of the year.
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