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title: Blas de Lezo
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21309/blas-de-lezo/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-11-10
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# Blas de Lezo

_Authored by Unknown Artist_

## Image File

[![Blas de Lezo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21309.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21309.jpg)

## Image Caption

Portrait of Admiral Blas de Lezo, oil on canvas painting, c. 1853.

Portrayed here is the Spanish naval officer Blas de Lezo (1689-1741), whose illustrious career saw the loss of his left eye, left leg, and the use of his right arm. Besieged by a British fleet during the [War of Jenkins' Ear](https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_Jenkins'_Ear/) (1739-1748), Lezo led a stalwart defense of the harbour and [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Cartagena de Indias, in what is now Colombia, forcing the Royal Navy to lift the blockade and withdraw.

Naval Museum of Madrid.

## Cite This Work

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://bibliotecavirtual.defensa.gob.es/BVMDefensa/es/consulta/resultados_ocr.do?id=72932&tipoResultados=BIB&posicion=15&forma=ficha) by **Unknown Artist**. Submitted by [Zachary Kay](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/zacharykay/ "User Page: Zachary Kay"), published on 10 November 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.