Don

Don

- People :* Don , a short form of the masculine given name Donald in English, also a masculine given name in Irish* Don , a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian title, given as a mark of respect* Don, a crime boss...

 Jose de Barboza (1700s-November 27, 1781) was an officer of the Kingdom of Spain.

Biography

Jose de Barboza was one of the young officers sent to the Great Siege of Gibraltar

Great Siege of Gibraltar

The Great Siege of Gibraltar was an unsuccessful attempt by Spain and France to capture Gibraltar from the British during the American War of Independence. This was the largest action fought during the war in terms of numbers, particularly the Grand Assault of 18 September 1782...

. Though abandoned by his men, Barboza fought on and attacked the British column head-on. The don was mortally wounded by a gunshot wound to the chest, and earned the respect of the British. He refused aid by the British commander, George Augustus Elliott, and died heroically. His last moments are romanticized in John Trumbull

John Trumbull

John Trumbull was an American artist during the period of the American Revolutionary War and was notable for his historical paintings...

's famous painting, The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, 1789 is the title of a 1789 oil-on-canvas painting by American artist John Trumbull. The painting depicts the siege made by the Spanish forces against the British at Gibraltar in 1781...

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