Model of the primitive version of the Santisima Trinidad, 112
gun (1769-1805) .
It is made of noble wood totally tackle. This model was designed and built in
"La carraca" by the Building Mateo Mullan and send to Madrid in April of 1767. It is the primitive version of the
Santisima Trinidad whose factory began in the navy of Havana by the own Mullan in September of 1767, but it died soon after (November 25) and the construction continued under the direction of Pedro of Acosta,
assist by Ignacio Mullan, the deceased's son. The Santisima Trinidad was
lanching on March the 2th of 1769, and after participating in all the naval campaigns of final of the XVIII century and principles of the XIX one, it succumbed in Trafalgar in 1805.
Bow 112 gun model
Stern 112 gun model
Stern 112 gun model
Prototype in the one that we base ourselves built in noble wood and carved in bone and ivory, Naval Museum Madrid.
General view of the prototype of the Naval Museum Madrid. Notice you that it doesn't have complete the fourth gun-line.
Escutcheon of the prototype of the Naval Museum Madrid.
Lateral escutcheon of the prototype of the Naval Museum Madrid.
La Santísima Trinidad
(S. XVIII).
Painting in canvas (80 x 65 cm), of popular style, painting at the end of the XVIII century.
This painting presided over the stern camera of the Santisima Trinidad; it was picked up by an official British moments before leaving to it chops the ship in the combat of Trafalgar (October 21, 1805), where it received the impact of grapeshot bullet that presents in the inferior angle of their right. The admiral Collingwood returned it to Francisco Javier of Uriarte y Borja, brigadier of the Real Armada, major of the ship, injured and prisoner of war in Gibraltar.
Flag of the ship Principe de Asturias, the Real Armed gift's general lieutenant's badge Federico Gravina y Napoli, during the combat of Trafalgar, October 21 1805.
Portrait of Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre (1758-1829), general lieutenant of the Real Armada.
Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros entered in the Armada in 1770. It navigated a lot for waters of the Peninsula Iberica and America from 1772 to 1778, attending in different ships to the aid of Melilla, expedition against Argel and the first campaign of the English channel in the squad of Luis deCórdova. In 1780, to the control of the sloop Flecha it captured the British corsairs Rodney and Nimbre, and in 1781, to the control of the frigate Santa Bárbara, captured other four of the same nationality. Major of the jabeque Mallorquín, attended the expedition against Argel (1783). He Participated very active in the war against France between 1790 and 1795 to the control of diverse ships and divisions. As major of the line ship San Pablo contributed to avoid the capture of the Saantisima Trinidad in San Vicente's combat (1797). Between 1798 and 1802 that it ascended squad boss, it sent the line ship Santa Ana and several divisions with those that he made campaign in the Mediterranean sea and gulf of Cádiz. In 1805, being general of the arsenal de Cartagena, to their instances obtained embarkation in the Neptuno, in Ferrol, and he moved to Cádiz, where change their badge to the Santisima Trinidad, participating in the combat of Trafalgar (October 21 1805), of which was injured and prisoner when leaving to it chops their ship. Ascended general lieutenant November 7th of the same year, he moved to Cartagena. When beginning the war of the Independence, Cisneros was taken charge of this department, of where it passed Montevideo in 1809, noted viceroy from Buenos Aires. He made oposite to the independents of the Rio de la Plata, but, arrested, it was driven to Europe again the following year. Returned to Cádiz, it was successively vocal of the Regency (1812), general captain of the Department of Cádiz (1813), minister of Marina (1818) and, after several vicissitudes, it was named in 1823 general captain of the Department of Cartagena, where it died June 9 1829
Line ship, 18th century San Carlos, prototype of 140 canyons that you never ends up building, based on the Sacred Trinidad.
