Issue date: 14 Feb, 2014
ON THIS DAY
Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta (Pasajes, Guipúzcoa, 1689 – Cartagena de Indias, 1741) was one of the most important seamen in the Spanish armada. He participated in key events against the Berbers of Algiers, Great Britain, and the pirates of the Pacific, turning Spain into a great naval power. He lost an eye and mutilated an arm and a leg, but his training, courage, and honesty in the defence of Spanish interests elevated his figure to one of the greatest strategists of naval history.
The stamp commemorates the 325th Anniversary of the birth of Blas de Lezo.
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