Francisco Javier Cornejo

Don Francisco Javier Cornejo López-Cotilla (March 4, 1669 in Ruesga, Cantabria – March 27, 1750 in Madrid), also known as Don Francisco Javier Cornejo Vallejo, was a Spanish military commander of the Spanish navy. He participated in the successful Spanish expedition to Oran (1732).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cornejo and the second or maternal family name is López-Cotilla.

References
  • (in Spanish) Sánchez Doncel, Gregorio. Presencia de España en Orán 1509-1792. T. San Ildefonso (1991) ISBN 978-84-600-7614-8
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