# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ramon-aunon-y-villalon
# Generated: 2026-08-15T22:59:28.773Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/ramon-aunon-y-villalon"
name: "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"
slug: "ramon-aunon-y-villalon"
description: "Ramón Auńón y Villalón was a Spanish Navy officer and politician who served as Minister of the Navy during the Spanish–American War, replacing Segismundo Bermejo y Merelo. He had joined the Spanish Navy at the age of 15 and fought in the Hispano–Moroccan War and Cuba, later commanding a battleship and gaining a reputation for being an efficient administrator. Upon becoming Minister of the Navy, Auńon was forced to make a decision of whether or not Pascual Cervera y Topete's squadron in Santiago de Cuba should attack the United States Navy or not. He ultimately decided in favor of attacking, resulting in the disastrous Battle of Santiago de Cuba. Afterwards, he would serve as a member of the Congress of Deputies and as civil governor of the Province of Barcelona."
tagline: "Spanish sailor and politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n%2C_de_Nuevo_Mundo.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1844"
deathDate: "1925-05-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.37
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.60288
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n_y_Villal%C3%B3n"
    title: "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n_y_Villal%C3%B3n"
    title: "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n_y_Villal%C3%B3n"
    title: "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram%C3%B3n_Au%C3%B1%C3%B3n_y_Villal%C3%B3n"
    title: "Ramón Auñón y Villalón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%90%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%8C%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%B8-%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Рамон Ауньон-и-Виллалон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15895252"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump