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Adm José Prudencio Padilla

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Adm José Prudencio Padilla

Birth
Colombia
Death
2 Feb 1828 (aged 43)
Bogotá, Ciudad de Bogotá, Distrito Capital de Bogota, Colombia
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Catedral Nuestra Señora de los Remedios, Riohacha, La Guajira, Colombia Add to Map
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Admiral and Founder of the Colombian Navy. He fought in the Spanish American wars of independence and is best known for his victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo on 24 July 1823, in which he defeated a Spanish Fleet commanded by Royalist Captain Ángel Laborde.
Admiral and Founder of the Colombian Navy. He fought in the Spanish American wars of independence and is best known for his victory in the Battle of Lake Maracaibo on 24 July 1823, in which he defeated a Spanish Fleet commanded by Royalist Captain Ángel Laborde.

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