 Later in this campaign, his ship captured the "Stanhope" commanded by John Combes, sometimes claimed to be a 70-gun but actually just a 20-gun merchantman.Thus, by age 25 or 27, depending on the sources, de Lezo had lost his left eye, his left leg below the knee, and the use of his right arm.Modern sources often focus on these salient features and refer to Lezo with nicknames such as ""Patapalo"" (Pegleg) and ""Mediohombre"" (Half-man).