Sword of the Great Captain

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The great captain gonzalo fernández de córdoba was a spanish general who fought in the conquest of granada and the italian wars. he reorganized the emerging spanish army and its tactics and was considered the father of trench warfare. he was also called the great captain (spanish: el gran capitan). many influential men fought under him (including francisco pizarro's father) and he was admired by the next generation of conquistadors. de córdoba was born in montilla in what is now the province of córdoba, the son of pedro fernández de córdoba (count of aguilar) and his wife elvira de herrera. during the ten-year conquest of granada by the catholic monarchs, de córdoba served as an apprentice under his brother alonso, the grand master of santiago alonso de cárdenas and the counts of aguilar and tendilla (whom he called his masters). It was a war of sieges, defense of castles and cities, skirmishes and ambushes in mountain passes.

Details:
- Blade material: stainless steel
- Total length: approx. 98cm
- Blade length: approx. weight: approx. 1.2 kg
- Manufacturer item number: 382

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