- For the Puerto Rican politician; See Antonio Rafael Barceló
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Portrait of Antonio Barceló.
Don Antonio Barceló (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 is famous for his anti-Algerian privateer campaigns, bombardments of Algiers and use of Floating Batteries during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.
See also[]
- Great Siege of Gibraltar
- The Defeat of the Floating Batteries at Gibraltar, September 1782
- USS Barcelo (YT-105) [1][2][3]
- USS Barcelo (IX-199) [4]
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