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ALCALÁ, Galiano Dionisio
(al-kah-lah'), a Brigadier-General of the Spanish naval troops, born in Cabra,
Spain, in 1762; died in the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. He made
several exploring expeditions by order of the Spanish government, among them one
to the straits of Magellan in 1785, and another to find a new passage from the
Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Commanding the ship "Bahama," in, 1805, he fought
bravely against the English in Trafalgar until a cannon ball killed him. His
professional writings were many, the best known being his treatise called "Método
de hallar la latitud en el mar por las atturas del sol."
ALCALA, Galiano Dionisio (al-kah-lah'), a Brigadier-General of the Spanish naval troops, born in Cabra, Spain, in 1762; died in the battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805. He made several exploring expeditions by order of the Spanish government, among them one to the straits of Magellan in 1785, and another to find a new passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. Commanding the ship "Bahama," in, 1805, he fought bravely against the English in Trafalgar until a cannon ball killed him. His professional writings were many, the best known being his treatise called "Motodo de hallar la latitud en el mar por las atturas del sol."
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