page_title: Cayetano Valdés y Flores
hierarchical_section_title: Cayetano Valdés y Flores
caption_attribution_description: Español: Retrato del marino español Cayetano Valdés (1767-1835), que llegó a ser el XVII capitán general de la Real Armada Española. En 1809 ascendió a teniente general y fue nombrado capitán general de Cádiz. El retrato fue realizado en Sevilla en 1847, por encargo del Museo Naval de Madrid, y el retratado aparece de medio cuerpo y de frente, vistiendo el uniforme pequeño de capitán general y de Director General de la Armada. Y luce las bandas y placas de las grandes cruces de las órdenes de San Fernando y de San Hermenegildo y la venera de caballero de la Orden de Malta. El cuadro ingresó en el Museo Naval de Madrid en 1847.
context_page_description: Cayetano Valdés y Flores Bazán was a commander of the Spanish Navy, explorer, and captain general who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting for both sides at different times due to the changing fortunes of Spain in the conflict. He took part in a number of naval battles, including the Great Siege of Gibraltar, the Battle of Cape St Vincent, and the Battle of Trafalgar. He was an explorer, most notable in the Pacific Northwest, where he and Dionisio Alcalá Galiano conducted the first circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, in partial cooperation with George Vancouver. Over his long career he achieved the highest ranks in the Spanish Navy, eventually being named Captain General of Cadiz and Captain General of the Spanish Navy.
context_section_description: Cayetano Valdés y Flores Bazán (1767–1835) was a commander of the Spanish Navy, explorer, and captain general who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, fighting for both sides at different times due to the changing fortunes of Spain in the conflict. He took part in a number of naval battles, including the Great Siege of Gibraltar, the Battle of Cape St Vincent, and the Battle of Trafalgar. He was an explorer, most notable in the Pacific Northwest, where he and Dionisio Alcalá Galiano conducted the first circumnavigation of Vancouver Island, in partial cooperation with George Vancouver. Over his long career he achieved the highest ranks in the Spanish Navy, eventually being named Captain General of Cadiz and Captain General of the Spanish Navy.
caption: Portrait of Cayetano Valdés y Flores painted by José Roldán y Martínez, Sevilla, 1847
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