• Captain general (and its literal equivalent in several languages) is a high military rank of general officer grade, and a gubernatorial title. The term...
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    Captain General (Spanish: Capitán General) has been the highest rank in the Spanish Army (Ejército de Tierra) since the 18th century. A five-star rank...
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  • Captain general, the top Army officer rank, is used by various countries: Australia Captain general is used when describing the ceremonial head of the...
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    combined 10.5 years of these 18 Captains Regent). Captains Regent are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, they usually belong to...
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  • The captain general of the Church (Italian: Capitano generale della Chiesa) was the de facto commander-in-chief of the Papal States' armed forces (generally...
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    Captain General Royal Marines is the ceremonial head of the Royal Marines. The current Captain General is King Charles III. The uniform and insignia currently...
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    Captain General of the Sea (Venetian: Capitano Generale da Mar) was the wartime commander-in-chief of the Venetian navy. The post of Captain General of...
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    Captain general of the Navy (Spanish: Capitán general de la Armada) is the highest naval officer rank of the Spanish Navy, rated OF-10 with the NATO ranking...
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  • general or to a field marshal five-star rank (NATO OF-10). The rank of general came about as a "captain-general", the captain of an army in general (i...
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  • first by the Spanish in Mexico City and later Madrid as "Captain General"– Spanish: Capitán General de Filipinas, Filipino: Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas)...
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  • numerous captain-generals until 1658. The post of captain-general was preceded by that of the captain-major in 1551 and before that by the captain in 1518...
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    Salvador, Guatemala, and the Mexican state of Chiapas. The governor-captain general was also president of the Royal Audiencia of Guatemala, the superior...
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  • The office of Captain General of Catalonia (Spanish: Capitán general de Cataluña; Catalan: Capità general de Catalunya) was created in 1713 by the Nueva...
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    governor-captain general based in Havana oversaw the administration of the new district. The local governors of the larger Captaincy General had previously...
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    and Albany, Lord High Admiral and brother of King Charles II, was Captain-General of the Artillery Company, now the Honourable Artillery Company, the...
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  • general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general...
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  • Captain General of the Air Force (Spanish: Capitán General del Aire or Capitán General del Ejército del Aire) is a five-star air force officer rank and...
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  • Capitán general ("captain general") shoulder board Capitán general de la Armada ("captain general of the navy") shoulder board and sleeve Capitán general del...
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    Saint-Quentin, 1557), was a Spanish noble from the House of Mendoza and Captain General of the Galleys of Spain. He was the third son of Íñigo López de Mendoza...
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    the New Granadan Viceroyalty was reestablished in 1739, the governor-captain general of Caracas was given military jurisdiction over the provinces of Maracaibo...
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  • Captain Vikram Batra pronunciation, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an Indian Army officer. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra...
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  • Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America. Produced...
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    Gabino Gaínza (category Spanish generals)
    royalist side in Chile, becoming Royal Governor (Captain General) of Chile. He then became the last Captain General in the Kingdom of Guatemala on behalf of the...
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    execution from the Captain-General. Later on, Simoun goes to Manila and meets Quiroga, a wealthy Chinese businessman and aspiring consul-general for the Qing...
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    the Philippines in April 1521. A series of officers succeeded him as captain-general, with Elcano eventually leading the Victoria's return trip. The expedition...
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    Spain. Communication was established between Santana and the Spanish captain-general of Cuba, Francisco Serrano, who was instructed to negotiate without...
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    the jurisdiction and extensive powers that you need as governor and captain General of the mentioned provinces and all its borders, I declare, by this...
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    John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (category British Army generals)
    the new Queen. Anne appointed him Master-General of the Ordnance, a Knight of the Garter and Captain-General of her armies at home and abroad. Lady Marlborough...
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  • General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army...
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    against the Ottoman Empire, and his command of Venetian forces as Captain General of the Sea during the lead-up to and the first stages of the First...
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