by Pablo Victoria · Editorial Edaf, S.L. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788441444553
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Blas de Lezo is arguably one of the greatest, yet most forgotten, sailors of the Spanish Imperial Navy. This book recounts how, in 1741, Blas de Lezo successfully defended Cartagena de Indias against an overwhelmingly superior English fleet, inflicting one of the greatest military defeats in British history. The author, Pablo Victoria, rescues this heroic feat from oblivion, detailing the strategies, battles, and boundless courage that allowed Spain to preserve its Empire for another hundred years. A fundamental work for understanding a crucial and often ignored episode of naval and military history.
