Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri

Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri was a Spanish admiral and the second Chief of Staff of the Spanish Navy. He held the post from 19 March[1] until 22 October 1896.[2] In the summer of 1895 Espinosa had commanded the Spanish squadron that represented their country at the opening of the Kiel Canal from the Infanta Maria Teresa.[3] During the Spanish–American War, he was present at a meeting of senior Spanish naval officers chaired by Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo, the minister of the navy at the time, on 23 April 1898. Espinosa supported the idea of sending Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete's squadron from Cape Verde to the Spanish colonies in the Caribbean (Cuba and Puerto Rico). This decision was adopted by the majority of the members which led to the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.[4] Espinosa was made Commander of the Order of Charles III in 1882[5] and awarded the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Hermenegild on 30 October 1889.[6]

References

  1. ^ Reales decretos nombrando Jefe de Estado Mayor de la Armada, á D. Fernando Martínez; Vocal del Centro Consultivo, á D. Domingo de Castro; Comandante general de la Carraca, á D. Pascual Cervera; Comandante de Marina de Sevilla, a Don José Guzmán, y Jefe de Estado Mayor del Departamento de Cartagena; á D. José María Pilón. Gaceta de Madrid núm. 79, de 19/03/1896, página 948.
  2. ^ Reales decretos disponiendo cesen en los cargos, de Jefe de Estado Mayor general de la Armada, D. Fernando Martínez; de Director del personal del Ministerio de Marina, D. Segismundo Bermejo; del Vocal del Centro Consultivo, D. Marcial Sánchez, y de Segundo Jefe del Apostadero de Filipinas, D. Antonio Rocha. Gaceta de Madrid úm. 296, de 22/10/1896, página 237.
  3. ^ Engineering (1895), vol. 59, p. 727
  4. ^ Information from abroad: War notes, Issues 1-8 (1899), Office of Naval Intelligence, pp. 63–64
  5. ^ Emilio de Cárdenas Piera (1996). Propuestas, solicitudes y decretos de la Real y muy distinguida Orden de Carlos III, p. 113
  6. ^ Guía oficial de España (1904), p. 506
Military offices
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Restoration
1874–1931
  • Zoilo Sánchez de Ocaña y Vieitiz 1895–1896
  • Fernando Martínez de Espinosa y Echeverri 1896
  • Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo 1896–1897
  • Ismael Warleta y Ordovás 1897–1898
  • Manuel Mozo y Díaz Robles 1899–1902
  • Pascual Cervera y Topete 1902–
  • Federico Estrán y Justo 1908–1909
  • José de la Puente y Bassave 1909–1910
  • Joaquín María de Cincúnegui y Marco 1910–1912
  • Francisco Chacón y Pery 1912–1913
  • Antonio Perea y Orive 1913–1914
  • Orestes Gracía de Paadín y García 1914–1915
  • José Pidal Rebollo 1915–1918
  • Adriano Sánchez Lobatón 1918–1919
  • José María Chacón y Pery 1919–1920
  • Gabriel Antón Iboleón 1920–1924
  • Ignacio Pintado Gough 1924
  • Juan Carranza y Garrido 1924–1927
  • José Rivera Álvarez de Canero 1927
  • Juan Cervera Valderrama 1927–1931
  • Francisco Javier de Salas González 1931–1936
Second Spanish Republic Republic
1936–1939
Dictatorship
1936–1975
  • Juan Cervera Valderrama 1936–1939
  • Transferred to the Ministry of the Navy 1939–1942
  • Alfonso Arriaga Adam 1942–1951
  • Rafael Estrada Arnaiz 1951–1952
  • Juan Pastor Tomasety 1952–1956
  • Felipe José de Abárzuza y Oliva 1956–1957
  • Santiago Antón Rozas 1957–1963
  • Jerónimo Bustamante de la Rocha 1963
  • Fernando Meléndez Bojaro 1963–1966
  • Rafael Fernández de Bobadilla y Ragel 1966–1967
  • Adolfo Baturone Colombo 1967–1969
  • Enrique Barbudo Duarte 1969–1972
  • Gabriel Pita da Veiga y Sanz 1972–1973
  • José Ramón González López 1973–1975
Spain Contemporary
1975–present
  • Carlos Buhigas García 1975–1977
  • Luis Arévalo Pelluz 1977–1982
  • Saturnino Suanzes de la Hidalga 1982–1984
  • Guillermo Salas Cardenal 1984–1986
  • Fernando María Nárdiz Vial 1986–1990
  • Carlos Vila Miranda 1990–1994
  • Juan José Romero Caramelo 1994–1997
  • Antonio Moreno Barberá 1997–2000
  • Francisco José Toerrente Sánchez 2000–2004
  • Sebastián Zaragoza Soto 2004–2008
  • Manuel Rebollo García 2008–2012
  • Jaime Muñoz-Delgado y Díaz del Río 2012–2017
  • Teodoro Esteban López Calderón 2017–2021
  • Fausto Escrigas Rodríguez (Acting) 2021
  • Antonio Martorell Lacave 2021–2023