Ernesto Calleja Escandon

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Ernesto Calleja Escandon

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Physical Description

Gender: Male
Species: Human
Race: Martino
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Brown
Skin Colour: White
Other:


Biographical Information

Birth name Ernesto Calleja Escandon
Nickname(s)
Born 21.I.1635
Died
Allegiance ; Iron Company
Service/branch

Years of service 1655–current

Ernesto Calleja Escandon is a Verionian naval officer and politician who serves as Admiral of the Iron Fleet. From Martino descent, Calleja joined the Iron Company at age 18 as a junior security officer and worked himself up in the ranks, where he was instrumental in the development and expansion of the Iron Fleet. In the early days of the Iron Company, the Fleet saw rapid expansion and focused on the trade routes around the Central sea and the protection of the ports. Under the leadership of Celleja, the Fleet expanded to far-flung strategic ports to create a network of friendly ports on Micras. After being made Admiral of the Fleet in 1672, Calleja worked to establish the naval forces as a counterweight against the emerging and expanding Raspur Pact and USSO in order to maintain the ability of the Iron Company, but also other corporations to conduct trade and to safeguard the sovereignty of smaller nations, such as Los Liberados. Calleja resided in Puerto Arcadio to oversee the integration of the Fleet into the Milicia de Hierro. He was decisive in the Verionian and Liberadosan involvement in the Second Amokolian War and the annexation of Chryste, where he lead the defense of the city.

In 1680, following the expansion of the Gran Verionia with the State of Valentia, Calleja was appointed special advisor to the Governor and was granted a seat in the Estates General.