Manuel de Velasco y Tejada commanded the
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
fleet during the
Battle of Vigo Bay (1702), which occurred during the
War of Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. The death of childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700 led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire between his heirs, Phili ...
.
in 1708 he bought the title of
Governor of the Río de la Plata for 3,000 pesos but was apprehended there and sent to Spain, with all his belongings taken.
Velasco, Manuel de
18th-century Spanish people
Governors of the Río de la Plata
{{Spain-mil-bio-stub