Ramón Acha Caamaño
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Brigadier General Ramón Acha Caamaño
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| Born | April 24, 1861 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Died | November 26, 1930 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Service/branch | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1882–1930 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Commands held | Artillery Corps of Valladolid, Spain |
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| Awards | The Cross of the Order of the Military Merit 1st class The Cross of the Order of Naval Merit 1st class |
Ramón Acha Caamaño (April 24, 1861 – November 26, 1930) was a Brigadier General in the Spanish Army. As Captain in charge of the Spanish Artillery in San Juan, he defended Puerto Rico against U.S. attack during the Spanish–American War.
Caamaño was awarded the Cruz de la Orden de Merito Naval Primera Clase (The Cross of the Order of the Naval Merit 1st class) by the Spanish government for his role in the rescue of the cargo of the SS Antonio López, a Spanish transoceanic steamer. In 1921, while Spain was involved in the Rif War, Caamaño served as Commander of the Artillery Corps in defense of Valladolid, Spain.
Caamaño was born in San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico, to Antonio Acha Arrigoitia and Dolores Caamaño Federico. He received his primary and secondary education in his hometown. On September 1, 1878, he was sent to Spain where he attended the Military Artillery Academy of Segovia. Caamaño graduated from the academy on July 24, 1882 and was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Spanish Army.
He served in Spain's Sexto Regimiento a Pie (Sixth Infantry Regiment) and on February 11, 1883, was sent to his homeland Puerto Rico where he served as Captain of the Artillery Battalion. He also served as military instructor at Puerto Rico's Military Academy until July 1891, when he was reassigned to the District of Castilla in Spain. He returned to Puerto Rico in June 1893, and was assigned once more to the Artillery Battalion of San Juan.
On May 8, 1898, the USS Yale captured a Spanish freighter, the Rita in San Juan Bay, this being the first hostile encounter between the warring sides in Puerto Rico. On May 9, Yale fought a brief battle with an auxiliary cruiser of Spain, name unknown, resulting in a Spanish victory. Around this time, Captain Ángel Rivero Méndez was assigned the command of the Spanish forces in the fortress of San Cristóbal in San Juan.
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