Federico Gravina
Federico Gravina | |
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Portrait at the Museo Naval de Madrid | |
| Birth name | Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas |
| Born | 12 August 1756 Palermo, Kingdom of Sicily |
| Died | 9 May 1806 (aged 49) Cádiz, Kingdom of Spain |
| Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
| Branch | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1768–1806 |
| Rank | Admiral |
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Admiral Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli (born Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas; 12 August 1756 – 9 May 1806) was a Spanish Navy officer who served during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.