The story is more complex than the article says. A Spanish forum (one of the top-40 more visited sites in Spain) voted massively the name "Blas de Lezo" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blas_de_Lezo ) a Spanish admiral who in 1741 defeated a British Army far bigger than his own one.
After gaining the #1 position the organization decided to withdraw the name from the polling, causing more controversy about this digital process.
After gaining the #1 position the organization decided to withdraw the name from the polling, causing more controversy about this digital process.