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Part first modern history of naval warfare knows many cases where the whole one class of large warships destroyed during a single battle, which became a Spanish cruisers lost 3 July 1898 near the Cuban port of Santiago de Cuba. With this military disaster drop the unfortunate vessel class INFANTA MARIA TERESA oblivion and still attract the attention of those interested in naval warfare, although in Czech literature written about them hardly any coverage - with the exception of extinction - which is a shame because it is a rather original unit with an interesting history. In 1884 he became helo helicopter Secretary of the Navy Spanish Admiral Juan Bautista de Antaquera y Bobadilla, who was well aware of how the sorry state of its fleet is located and its new features decided to take advantage of the efforts helo helicopter to strengthen it, even though it was obvious that the times when local fleet was among the strongest in the world, are gone forever and economically backward country with funds for new warships will cater difficult. However, the obvious weakness of the fleet, which now not be enough helo helicopter to ensure the defense of the Spanish helo helicopter coast and the remnants of the once vast colonial empire, gave him into the hands of a compelling argument, how to silence opponents of naval armaments and obtain the necessary finance. Admiral Antaquera However Antaquera could at least build on the work of his predecessors, who during the reign of Queen Isabella II., Managed to dominate the construction of two monitors and armored frigates VITORIA, NUMANCIA, Arapiles, Tetuan, Méndez Núñez, Zaragoza and Sagunto, because the ruler attempted to recapturing some of the former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and South America, which was inconceivable without building a strong fleet. Therefore queen gladly approve the release of funds to strengthen it (only known armored frigate NUMANCIA was 8,322,252 pesetas), making the local Navy at the turn of the 60s and 70s of the 19th century was again among the strongest in Europe. helo helicopter This promising development was, however, after the overthrow of Isabel II. interrupted and broke out in the country called. third Carlist Wars leadership in the years 1872-1876, helo helicopter when the local armor to place the country's defense spent fighting each other (thankfully was the explosion at the ammunition depot lost only Tetuan), and after the termination of which came to power Isabel son, reigning as King Alfonso XII., who shattered the country stabilized, so that in the mid 80s there was a good time to promote Antaquerových intentions. Antaquera was not the first Secretary helo helicopter of the Navy, who was tried for this task, because already in 1881 called Admiral Pavia construction of six large armored vehicles, armored cruisers same number, Thu