Alexander Farnese Italian: Alessandro Farnese, Spanish: Alejandro Farnesio; 27 August 1545 – 3 December 1592 was an Italian noble and condottiero and later a general of the Spanish army, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592. Thanks to a steady influx
Álvaro de Navia-Osorio y Vigil, 3rd Marquis of Santa Cruz de Marcenado and Viscount of Puerto, born in 1684 in Santa Maria de Vega in Asturia, Spain; killed in action near Oran in North Africa in 1732, was a Spanish diplomat, general, and author. At the time of his death in battle fighting off an attack by Ottoman forces in 1732 he was governor of the Spanish
Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto c. 1460 – 28 August 1528 was a Navarrese military engineer and general who participated in the War of the League of Cambrai. At the Battle of Ravenna in 1512 he commanded the Spanish and Papal infantry, but was captured by the French. In the service of Francis I of
Casto Secundino María Méndez Núñez July 1, 1824 – August 21, 1869 was a Spanish naval officer born in Vigo, Galicia. In 1866 during the Chincha Islands War between Spain, Peru and Chile, he was general commander of the Spanish fleet in the Pacific. As such, he bombarded and destroyed the port of Valparaiso, and
Juan Martín Díez, nicknamed El Empecinado (Spanish: the Undaunted), 5 September 1775 – 20 August 1825 was a Spanish military leader and guerrilla fighter, who fought in the Peninsular War. On October 8, 1808, the privilege of using the name Empecinado was granted to Juan Martín Díez, not only for himself, but also all his descendants. His nickname has given
Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid, 1st Viscount of Galveston, 1st Count of Gálvez 23 July 1746 – 30 November 1786 was a Spanish military leader and colonial administrator who served as colonial governor of Spanish Louisiana and Cuba, and later as Viceroy of New Spain. Gálvez aided France and the newly formed nation the
Manuel Alberto Freire de Andrade y Armijo 4 November 1767 – 7 March 1835 was a Spanish cavalry officer and general officer during the Peninsular War, and later Defense Minister. Freire (also known as Freyre) was born in Carmona, Spain near Seville, to a Spanish cavalry officer from Galicia, Francisco Freire de Andrade, and his wife Josefa Armijo y
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Aguilar, 1st Duke of Santángelo 1 September 1453 – 2 December 1515 was a Spanish general and statesman who led successful military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. His military victories and widespread popularity earned him the nickname “El Gran Capitán” (“The Great Captain”).
Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar c. 1043-1048 – 10 July 1099 was born in Vivar del Cid, a village near the city of Burgos and came to be known by the Moors as El Cid, and by the Christians as El Campeador. Rodrigo Díaz was a Castilian knight and warlord in medieval Spain who, at the head of his loyal knights, came to dominate
Francisco Javier Castaños Aragorri Urioste y Olavide, 1st Duke of Bailén 22 April 1758 – 24 September 1852 was a Spanish general and politician who excelled during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. From July to September 1834, he served as the first president of the Senate of Spain, at that time called