Sword of the Great Captain

Enjoy the Great Captain's Sword

Sword of the great captain Marto

The great Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general who fought in the conquest of Granada and in 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 Capitán). Many influential men fought under his command (including Francisco Pizarro's father), and he was admired by the next generation of conquistadors. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was born in Montilla, in what is now Córdoba Province, 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, Gonzalo served as an apprentice to 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. 1.2 kg Weight: approx.
- Manufacturer's item number: 382


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