Antonio de Escaño

Antonio de Escaño
Antonio de Escaño
	Portrait at the Museo Naval de Madrid
Birth name	Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres
Born	1750; Cartagena, Spain,
Died	12 July 1814; Cadiz, Spain
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Branch	Spanish Navy
Years of service	1767–1810
Rank	Lieutenant general of the Navy
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;
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War; Battle of Cape Spartel (1782); Spanish-Barbary Wars; Bombardment of Algiers (1783); French Revolutionary Wars; Battle of Cape St Vincent (1797); Defense of Cadiz (1797); Napoleonic Wars; Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805); Battle of Trafalgar (1805);

Antonio de Escaño y García de Cáceres (Cartagena, Murcia, 1750 - Cádiz, 12 July 1814) was a Spanish military officer and government official. 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."