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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Engineering (1895), vol. 59, p. 727
^ Information from abroad: War notes, Issues 1-8 (1899), Office of Naval Intelligence, pp. 63–64
^ Emilio de Cárdenas Piera (1996). Propuestas, solicitudes y decretos de la Real y muy distinguida Orden de Carlos III, p. 113
^ Guía oficial de España (1904), p. 506

Military offices
Preceded by Zoilo Sánchez de Ocaña y Vieitiz	Chief of Staff of the Navy 1896	Succeeded by Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo

v t e Chiefs of Staff of the Spanish Navy
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
Republic 1936–1939	Valentín Fuentes López 1937 Miguel Buiza Fernández-Palacios 1937–1938 Pedro Prado Mendizábal 1938–1939 Julián Sánchez Erostarbe 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
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

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