Fernando Villaamil, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fernando Villaamil

Spanish travel writer

Date of Birth: 23-Nov-1845

Place of Birth: Serantes, Asturias, Spain

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1898

Profession: military personnel, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Fernando Villaamil Fernández-Cueto (November 23, 1845 – July 3, 1898) was a Spanish naval officer, remembered for his internationally recognized professionalism, for being the designer of the first destroyer warship in history and for his death in action during the naval Battle of Santiago de Cuba of the Spanish–American War, being the highest ranking Spanish officer to suffer this fate in that conflict.