Talk:Blas de Lezo
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Blas de Lezo y Olavarrieta, acquaintance as "Patapalo" (legstick), or later as "Mediohombre" (Halfman) for many wounds suffered along his military life (Pasajes, Guipuzcoa, 1687 - Cartagena de de Indias, on September 7, 1741, Spanish admiral), he was one of the best strategists of the history of the Spanish Navy.
- All of the articles that I have referenced give his birth year as 1689, except for one 1688. The histories of his home town show February 3, 1689 as his bithdate. Bejnar 19:40, 22 October 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] Blas de Lezo's death
Blas de lezo died from disease. This should be mentioned in the article. Refer to the Spanish encyclopedia article for Blas de Lezo:
- El héroe falleció en dicha ciudad al contraer la peste, enfermedad generada en la ciudad por los cuerpos insepultos ocasionados por los sucesivos combates.
This can be roughly translated as "The hero perished in said city upon contracting the plague, a sickness brought to the city by the unburied corpses a result of the quick succession of combat."
The English article for him should be corrected. It claims "Blas de Lezo was mortally wounded in the siege of Cartagena, the defense of which was his greatest victory." --208.102.210.163 (talk) 04:03, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
