Bazán, álvaro De

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see Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazán, marqués de.

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Santa Cruz, álvaro De Bazán, Marqués De - 1526–88, Spanish admiral. He fought in various actions against the Ottomans and distinguished himself at Lepanto (1571). In Philip II's war for the crown of Portugal, Santa Cruz decisively defea...