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Gonzalvo Di Cordova

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Popular name of Gonzalo Hernandez y Aguilar), a renowned Spanish soldier, born at Montilla, near Cordova; he first became prominent in the wars with the Moors of Granada and with Portugal, and was rewarded with an estate and pensioned; in 1498 he so distinguished himself in assisting the king of Naples (Ferdinand II.) to drive out the French that he became known henceforth as El Gran Capitan , and was created Duke of San Angelo; subsequent heroic achievements in Naples, which won the kingdom for Spain, roused a feeling of jealousy in the Spanish king, so that Gonzalvo was recalled and ill-requited for his great services (1453-1515).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Gonzalvo Di Cordova'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/gonzalvo-di-cordova.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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