Bernardino Meneses y Bracamonte, Count of Peñalba

Bernardino de Meneses Bracamonte, 1st Count de Peñalva (c. 1625 in Talavera de la Reina – 30 January 1656 in Cartagena de Indias) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader during the Anglo-Spanish War (1654). He participated in the Siege of Santo Domingo (1655) and was victorious over the English forces.

References

Rubio Mañé, Jorge Ignacio (1983). «Problemas de Expansión y Defensa», UNAM (ed.). El Virreinato, II: Expansion y Defensa (primera parte) 1 Edición, p. 93.

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