Naval Structure of the Spanish Navy in the New Millennium - From the early years of the new century the structure of the Spanish Navy has change, and under the new structure all the Spanish Naval Force (F.A.M.) has been regrouped into four Naval regions under the general command of the Spanish Admiralty (i.e.: A.J.E.M.A. and A.L.M.A.R.T.) [1] The Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the maritime arm of the Spanish Military. ... The Spanish Navy (in Spanish, Armada Española) is the maritime arm of the Spanish Military. ...

The four Naval Regions of the Spanish Naval Force:

Naval Command of the Canary Islands: (With seven local naval commands):

• Naval Command of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
• Naval Command of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
• Minor Naval Command of Santa Cruz de la Palma
• Minor Naval Command of Hierro
• Minor Naval Command of San Sebastián de la Gomera
• Minor Naval Command of Puerto del Rosario (Fuerteventura)
• Minor Naval Command of Arrecife de Lanzarote

Maritime Intervention Command of Cadiz: (With two military commands and eleven local naval commands): Santa Cruz de Tenerife (2003 population 220,022) is a Spanish city on the island of Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. ... Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is a Spanish city, the capital city of Gran Canaria which is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, 210 kilometers located off the northwestern coast of Africa. ... Santa Cruz de la Palma (Spanish for the Holy Cross) is located on the eastern part of the island of La Palma in the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife of the Canary Islands. ... El Hierro, a Spanish island, is the smallest and furthest south and west of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... ... Fuerteventura, a Spanish island, is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa. ... Lanzarote, a Spanish island, is the easternmost of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean ca. ...

• Military Naval Command of Ceuta
• Military Naval Command of Melilla
• Naval Command of Huelva
• Naval Command of Alicante
• Naval Command of Sevilla
• Naval Command of Valencia
• Naval Command of Algeciras
• Naval Command of Castellón
• Naval Command of Malaga
• Naval Command of Tarragona
• Naval Command of Cádiz
• Naval Command of Almería
• Naval Command of Barcelona

Maritime Intervention Command of Ferrol (With command over eight local naval commands): Area  â€“ Total   28 km² Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ Density  75,276  2688. ... Area  â€“ Total    20 km² (8 mi²) Population  â€“ Total (2005)  â€“ Density  65,488  3274. ... Huelva is a city in southwestern Spain, the capital of the province of Huelva in the autonomous region of Andalusia. ... fuuuuuuuuuuuuccckkkkkkkkkk u Location of Alicate in Spain Alicante (Castillian Spanish) or Alacant (Valencian Catalan) is the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of the Alacantí, in the southern part of the Valencian community, Spain, a historic Mediterranean port. ... This article is about the city in Spain. ... // Valencia is the name of two large cities in different parts of the world: Spain: Valencia (city in Spain), capital of the Land of Valencia. ... Algeciras is a port city in the south of Spain, near the British colony/Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, slightly to the north from Tarifa, which is the southernmost town of the peninsular Spain and Europe (, ). Both cities are situated on the Strait of Gibraltar; Algeciras also faces the Mediterranean. ... Castellón de la Plana (in Catalan/Valencian Castelló de la Plana) is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian autonomous community, Spain, in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, by the Mediterranean Sea (40°N 0°W). ... Málaga, a port town in the province of Málaga in Andalusia, Southern Spain Malaga, a fortified wine originating in Málaga. ... For the municipality in the Philippines, see Tarragona, Davao Oriental. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location Location within Spain Government Province Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez (PP) Geographical characteristics Area     City 12. ... Almería (2003 pop. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal Postal code 08001-08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... ...

• Naval Command of San Sebastián
• Naval Command of Bilbao
• Naval Command of Santander
• Naval Command of Gijón
• Naval Command of La Coruña
• Naval Command of Villagarcía
• Naval Command of Vigo
• Naval Command of Miño

Naval Sector of the Balearic Islands: (With command over tree military naval commands): Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Guipúzcoa San Sebastián with sailboats Statue of Jesus on Urgull Mountain Donostia (in Basque) or San Sebastián (in Spanish) is the capital city of the province of Guipuscoa, in the Spanish autonomous community of Basque Country. ... Bilbao (Basque: Bilbo) in the North of Spain, is the largest city in the Basque Country and the capital of the province of Biscay (Basque: Bizkaia). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Asturias Capital Gijón Area  - total  - % of Asturias Ranked 22nd 181. ... Torre de Hércules View from the Torre de Hércules A Coruña (Galician name, also known in English as Corunna; in Spanish as La Coruña) is a Galician city, in north-western Spain at 43° 22′ 0″ N 8° 22′ 60″ W. It is the capital of... Nickname: Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: ? Location Situation of Vilagarcía de Arousa within Galicia Government Parroquias  ? Alcalde (Mayor)  ? (?) Geographical characteristics Area km² Land  ? km² Water  ? km² Population  ? Total (2005)  ? (INE) Density  ?/km² Latitude  ? Longitude  ? Time zone CET (UTC+1) Summer (DST) CET (UTC+2) Vilagarcía de Arousa is a... Flag Seal Nickname: The Olive City Location Situation of Vigo within Galicia Government Parroquias Alcabre, Beade, Bembrive, Cabral, Candeán, Castrelos, Comesaña, Coruxo, Lavadores, Matamá, Navia, Oia, Saiáns, Sampaio, Sárdoma, Valadares, Zamáns. ... Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region. ...

• Military Naval Command of Palma de Mayorca
• Military Naval Command of Ibiza
• Military Naval Command of Mahón

... Flag of Eivissa (Ibiza) Eivissa or Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea (), belonging to Spain. ... The Irish surname MacMahon is not related. ...

See also

• El Ferrol City and Naval Station in North-western Spain. Since the 18th Century has always been the Spanish Navy's Capital of Maritime Department of the North now re-branded as Spanish Navy's Maritime Intervention Command of Ferrol. In the 18th century was the most important arsenal in Europe.

• Cartagena City and Naval Station in South-eastern Spain. From the 18th Century till the early years of the 21st century it was the Spanish Navy's Capital Maritime Department of the Mediterranean now re-branded as Spanish Navy's Maritime Intervention Command of Cadiz. .[2]

• Cádiz City and Naval Station in South-western Spain.Since the 18th Century has always been the Spanish Navy's Capital Maritime Department of the South-Atlantic now re-branded as Spanish Navy's Maritime Intervention Command of Cadiz. .

• Spanish Marines were formed in (1537), making it the oldest Marine Corps in the world, drawing from the Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles.

• Battle of Trafalgar. The Napoleonic Spanish & French fleets versus Nelson and the British fleet @ Cape Trafalgar (1805). See also: Churruca

• Spanish-American War. The loss of the last "Spanish Possessions in the Americas and the Pacific: Cuba, Philippines and Puerto Rico to the United States of America (1898). See also: Treaty of Paris (1898)

Flag Seal Nickname: The Departmental City also Ferrolterra Location El Ferrol plus all the satellite towns known as Ferrolterra Government City Councils Ferrolterra Alcaldes (Mayors) 20 Geographical characteristics Area     City 81. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Departmental City also Ferrolterra Location El Ferrol plus all the satellite towns known as Ferrolterra Government City Councils Ferrolterra Alcaldes (Mayors) 20 Geographical characteristics Area     City 81. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The flag of New Spain, one of the Viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire. ... For other places of the same name, see Cartagena Cartagena is a seaport in southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, in the autonomous community of Murcia. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... The 21st century is the present century of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other places of the same name, see Cartagena Cartagena is a seaport in southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea, in the autonomous community of Murcia. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location Location within Spain Government Province Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez (PP) Geographical characteristics Area     City 12. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Tacita de plata (little silver cup) Location Location within Spain Government Province Cádiz Mayor Teófila Martínez (PP) Geographical characteristics Area     City 12. ... Spanish Marines were born in 1537, making it the oldest Marine Corps in the world, drawing from the Compañías Viejas del Mar de Nápoles. ... Events January 6 - Alessandro de Medici assassinated August 25 - The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, was formed. ... A Marine is an elite warrior whose primary function is to serve aboard a ship and/or assault the land from the sea in amphibious warfare. ... Combatants United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland First French Empire, Spain Commanders The Viscount Nelson † Pierre Charles Silvestre de Villeneuve Strength 27 ships of the line France: 18 ships of the line Spain: 15 ships of the line Casualties 449 killed 1,214 wounded Total: 1,673 4,480... Lord Nelson Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, Duke of Bronte, KB, RN (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was a British admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life. ... Cape Trafalgar (Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in Cadiz Province in the South-West of Spain. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Damian Cosme de Churruca y Elorza, Spanish sailor and admiral of the Spanish naval army who died in the Battle of Trafalgar. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The flag of New Spain, one of the Viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire. ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Many treaties have been negotiated and signed in Paris, including: Treaty of Paris (1229) - ended the Albigensian Crusade Treaty of Paris (1259) - between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France Treaty of Paris (1763) - ended the Seven Years War Treaty of Paris (1783) - ended the American Revolutionary War... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

External links

• (English) Official Web-site of the Spanish Navy
• (English) Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier design and made in Ferrol 1997
• (English) Auxiliary Oiler and replenishment ship (Spanish and Dutch project) made in Ferrol 1994
• (Spanish) The "Revista Naval" page published in Ferrol in Spanish for the "Armada Española"
• (English) Aerial Views of Ferrol in North Western Spain 2004
• (English) Vessels Blockading various French and Spanish ports - May 1805.
• (English) Licensed shipyard in Cartagena, Colombia