Antonio Barceló, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Antonio Barceló

Spanish admiral

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1717

Place of Birth: Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1797

Profession: military personnel, privateer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

For the Puerto Rican politician; See Antonio Rafael Barceló Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra (1 January 1717, in Palma, Majorca – 30 January 1797, in idem) (in Spanish Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra, in Catalan Antoni Barceló i Pont de la Terra) was a Spanish Balearic mariner, lieutenant general (equivalent to Admiral) of the Spanish Royal Armada. He began as privateer at the service of the Spanish Empire and thanks to his merits, he became lieutenant general of the Spanish Royal Armada and fought against Algerians pirates.He is famous for his anti-Algerian privateer campaigns, bombardments of Algiers (Bombardment of Algiers in August 1783 and 2nd Bombardment of Algiers in July 1784) and use of Floating Batteries during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.