Ramón Auñón y Villalón

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Admiral Ramón Auńón y Villalón (1844, Morón de la Frontera – 1925, Madrid) was a Spanish naval officer who served as the Minister of the Navy during the Spanish–American War, replacing Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo. He had joined the Armada at the age of 15 and fought in conflicts in Africa and Cuba, later commanding a battleship and gaining a reputation for being an efficient administrator. Upon becoming Minister of the navy, Auńon was forced to make a decision of whether or not Admiral Pascual Cervera y Topete's squadron in Santiago de Cuba should sortie or not. He ultimately decided in favor, resulting in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Afterwards, he would serve as a member of the Congress of Deputies and as civil governor of the Province of Barcelona.[1][2][3]

Sources

References

  1. ^ Tucker (2009), pp. 34–35
  2. ^ Ramón Auñón y Villalón 1844--1925. Library of Congress. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Buscador histórico de diputados" (in Spanish). Congress of Deputies.

Books

  • Tucker, Spencer (2009). The Encyclopedia of the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1851099514.
Political offices
Preceded by
Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo
Minister of the Navy
1898–1899
Succeeded by
Jose Gómez-Imaz Simón



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