Sebastián de Eslava

E151930

Sebastián de Eslava was an 18th-century Spanish military officer and colonial administrator best known for his role as viceroy of New Granada and his leadership in defending Cartagena de Indias against British attacks.

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Sebastián de Eslava canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military officer ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ
areaOfInfluence Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
conflict British attack on Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ
linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear
continentOfActivity Europe ⓘ
South America ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spaniards ⓘ
fieldOfWork colonial governance ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ
government Spanish Empire ⓘ
historicalRegionOfActivity Caribbean coast of South America ⓘ
New Granada ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
militaryAllegiance Kingdom of Spain ⓘ
militaryBranch Spanish Army ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
notableEvent War of Jenkins’ Ear ⓘ
linked to: War of Jenkins' Ear

defense of Cartagena de Indias against British attacks ⓘ
notableFor leadership in defending Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
service as viceroy of New Granada ⓘ
notableRole Spanish colonial viceroy in the Americas ⓘ
notableWork defense of Cartagena de Indias in 1741 ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participantIn Spanish colonial administration in New Granada ⓘ
defense of Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
politicalAlignment Spanish Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Viceroy of New Granada ⓘ
residence Cartagena de Indias ⓘ
linked to: Cartagena, Colombia

New Granada ⓘ
Spain ⓘ

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War of Jenkins' Ear → significantCommander → Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
Battle of Cartagena de Indias → commander → Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
Anglo-Spanish War (1739–1748) → commander → Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ
Siege of Cartagena de Indias (1741) → hasDefender → Sebastián de Eslava ⓘ