Laid down by J&G Thomson, Clydebank, Scotland with yard number 236 on 20 June 1886, launched on 24 February 1887, commissioned on 1 January 1888 and sunk duringa storm in the Gulf of Cadiz on 10 March 1895. Part of Reina Regente-class consisting of the Reina Regente, Alfonso XIII and Lepanto succeeded by Rio de la Plata.
Source
The Railroad and Engineering Journal, vol. LXI (Volume 1, new series), New York, 1887, December edition, p. 557-560.

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