Patricio Montojo commanded the Philippine Squadron and Pascual Cervera had the Caribbean Squadron.
It was George Dewey.
George Dewey
Admiral Patricio Montojo, Commander Naval Fleet Manila. Admiral Pascual Cervera, Commander Naval Fleet Cuba.
US Commodore George Dewey.
The commander who launched a surprise attack on the Spanish fleet was Commodore George Dewey. He led the U.S. Navy's Asiatic Squadron during the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, during the Spanish-American War. Dewey's decisive victory effectively destroyed the Spanish Pacific fleet and marked a significant turning point in the war. His famous order, "You may fire when you are ready, Gridley," signaled the beginning of the attack.
Commodore George Dewey commander the Asiatic Squadron and Admiral William Sampson commanded the Caribbean fleet.
The commander of the American fleet of fighting ships was Oliver Hazard Perry. Commodore Perry was born in 1785 and was a Naval Commander during the War of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie.
Admiral George Dewey.
A "fleet" is a large organised group of naval warships often under the command of a single commander, so a "spanish" fleet" would be the same though comprised of Spanish warships and Spanish crew, quite simply
George Dewey.
he was a U.S. naval officier who defeated the Spanish fleet during the Spanish-American War
Dewey commanded a U.S. fleet that destroyed the Spanish fleet in the Philippines.