Surrender by the English at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
This work shows the signing of the capitulation treaty by the English in 1797, following their attempt to capture the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife during the Anglo-Spanish war.This war, which pitted the Spanish and their French allies against the English, from 1796 until the signing of the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, saw several battles between the 2 sides. One such battle took place in 1797, when the English commander Horatio Nelson hatched a plan to seize the Canary Islands for the British and capture the
nicolás alfaro y brieva (1826 – 1905)
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Naval Museum (Madrid, Spain)
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About this artwork
- Title: Surrender by the English at Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- Artist: nicolás alfaro y brieva
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Naval Museum
- Color hue: Green to Violet Spectrum
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
