Patricio Montojo
Spanish admiral
Died when: 78 years 23 days (936 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Rear Admiral Patricio Montojo y Pasarón (September 7, 1839 – September 30, 1917) was a career Spanish naval officer who commanded Spain's Pacific Squadron based in the Philippines during the Spanish–American War.
Considered a man of high ability and experience, he was given the difficult task of defending the Spanish Philippines with a small navy and low supplies against a larger U.S.
Asiatic Squadron. Despite his valor and determination, Montojo's navy was defeated at the Battle of Manila Bay (1 May 1898) by U.S.
Navy Commodore George Dewey, which was a decisive naval battle of the war. He was later held accountable for the defeat and was court-martialed in Spain.
Although the decision was later overturned, Montojo was still discharged from the Spanish Navy.
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