Defense of Cadiz against the English

The Defense of Cadiz against the English, also known as Hostile landing of the English near Cadiz in 1625, to the control of the Count of Lest or simply Defense of Cadiz, is a painting of Francisco de Zurbarán exhibited in the Museum of the Prado of Madrid, Spain. It is painted in oil on canvas and measures 302 cm high by 323 cm wide.

The scene represents the defense that the Spanish forces made of the city of Cadiz in 1625 before the attack of the Anglo-Dutch joint fleet under the command of Edward Cecil. First, the governor of Cadiz Fernando Girón (sitting, since he was sick) giving orders to his subordinates (in front of him, the lieutenant of field master Diego Ruiz), while the bottom is contemplated the landing of the attacking troops opposite the fort of El Puntal, in the bay of Cadiz.

Originally attributed to Eugenio Caxés, this painting was painted by Zurbarán as part of a decorative order for the Hall of Realms of the Palacio del Buen Retiro in Madrid. Zurbaran was entrusted with this scene of military events as well as a series of ten pictures on The Works of Hercules, now also in the Prado.

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