Back فيديريكو جرافينا Arabic Federiko Qravina Azerbaijani فدریکو قراوینا AZB Фредерико Гравина Bulgarian Federico Carlo Gravina Catalan Federico Carlos Gravina German Federico Gravina Spanish Federico Gravina Basque Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli French פדריקו גראווינה HE
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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 |
| Service | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1768–1806 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles / wars | |
Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli (born Federico Carlo Gravina Cruyllas; 12 August 1756 – 9 May 1806) was an Italian-Spanish admiral in the service of the Spanish Empire, who served during the American Revolutionary War and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.[1][2][3][4] He died of wounds sustained during the Battle of Trafalgar. Explorer Jacinto Caamaño named the Gravina Island in Alaska in his honor.
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- ^ Clonard, Conde de. Historia orgánica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria españolas desde la creacion del ejercito permanente hasta el dia, Vol. 5, p. 434.