Antonio Barceló

For the Puerto Rican politician; See Antonio Rafael Barceló

Portrait of Antonio Barceló.

Don Antonio Barceló (Palma, Majorca, October 1st 1717 – idem, January 30 1797) (in Spanish Antonio Barceló y Pont de la Terra, in Catalan Antoni Barceló i Pont de la Terra) was a Spanish Balear 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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Name	Barcelo, Antonio
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Date of birth	1717
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Date of death	1797
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External links

• College of the Theatin Fathers, house were was born the Captain