. . . . "John Ortega"@en . "Seaman John (or Juan) Ortega (born in 1840 in Spain), was the first Hispanic sailor to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat \u2014 the Medal of Honor \u2014 for having distinguished himself during the South Atlantic Blockade by the Union Naval forces during the American Civil War."@en . . . . . "John Ortega"@en . "150"^^ . "Place of burial"@en . . . "1863"^^ . . . . . . ""@en . . . "Reverse of the Medal of Honor awarded to Seaman John Ortega"@en . . . "*"@en . . . "Seaman John (or Juan) Ortega (born in 1840 in Spain), was the first Hispanic sailor to be awarded the United States' highest military decoration for valor in combat \u2014 the Medal of Honor \u2014 for having distinguished himself during the South Atlantic Blockade by the Union Naval forces during the American Civil War."@en . . "Spain"@en . "1840"^^ . . ""@en . ""@en .