Why it matters
Governor Fernando Girón gives orders as the English land at Cádiz in 1625. Once attributed to Eugenio Caxés, it was painted by Zurbarán for the Hall of Realms alongside Velázquez's Surrender of Breda.
Did you know?
- It shows Edward Cecil's Cádiz expedition.
- The English land before the El Puntal fort.
- It is in the Prado.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Defence of Cádiz Against the English (CC BY-SA 4.0).
