Blas de Lezo - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 07:50:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Blas de Lezo - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 File on Tomás López Pacheco https://historylab.es/file-on-tomas-lopez-pacheco/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=file-on-tomas-lopez-pacheco Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:32:58 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/expediente-de-tomas-lopez-pacheco/ Genealogy of the student of the Royal Seminary of Nobles of Madrid: Tomás Lezo Pacheco y Olaverrieta. Born in Cadiz, 1733. Son of D. Blas de Lezo, squadron commander of the Royal Navy. He entered the Royal Seminary in 1747. Baptismal certificate and testimony of nobility.

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]]> File on Tomás Lezo Pacheco, son of the sailor Blas de Lezo and Josefa Mónica Pacheco y Solís, mistress of El Cañal and the Palace of Obieco; to enter as a student at the Royal Seminary of Nobles in Madrid. Born in El Puerto de Santa María on 6 August 1733, Tomás began his service as a marine guard in 1748, being appointed ensign of frigates in 1753, ensign of the Spanish Guards Rifles in 1755, ensign of Grenadiers in 1761, 2nd lieutenant of Rifles in 1763, 2nd lieutenant of Grenadiers in 1768 and 1st lieutenant of Rifles in 1769. In 1775 he applied for the government of Tucumán, vacant due to the death of the previous incumbent. In 1776 he was appointed governor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where he died in 1782.

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]]> Evolution of the garrison of Cartagena de Indias, 1700-1746 https://historylab.es/evolution-of-the-garrison-of-cartagena-de-indias-1700-1746/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=evolution-of-the-garrison-of-cartagena-de-indias-1700-1746 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:29:48 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/evolucion-de-la-guarnicion-de-cartagena-de-indias-1700-1746/ Resource showing expenditure on the garrison at Cartagena de Indias as a result of the Anglo-Spanish War of Settlement

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]]> The evolution of the garrison at Cartagena de Indias, unlike that of Havana, showed a stable trend until the outbreak of British hostilities in the War of the Seat (1739-1748). The garrison numbered around 150-200 men, a tiny figure in relation to the importance and size of the territory to be defended, reflecting the old system of semi-private recruitment. Despite this, the English crown’s maritime superiority was only countered by the effective tactical and defensive work of the Spanish overseas provinces. From 1736 onwards, the garrison’s military expenditure increased, a build-up that lasted until 1740-1741, when Cartagena, the main port of the viceroyalty of New Granada, was attacked and besieged. The Spanish resistance, led by Blas de Lezo, resulted in a defensive victory for the port and the region. A year later, in 1742, Cartagena was able to receive new financial remittances in the form of silver from Santa Fe and Quito, thus ensuring defensive continuity against another possible English attack.

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