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Also Known As El Gran Capitán • Gonzalo de Córdoba
Born September 1, 1453 • Córdoba • Spain
Died December 1, 1515 or December 2, 1515 • Granada • Spain
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Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd duke de Alba, oil painting by Sir Antony More, 1549; in the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels.
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, 3 duque de Alba
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Charles V
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Manuel de Godoy
prime minister of Spain
Baldomero Espartero, prince de Vergara
regent of Spain
Juan José de Austria
prime minister of Spain
Juan Prim
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Pedro Pablo Abarca de Bolea, count de Aranda
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Leopoldo O’Donnell, duke de Tetuán
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Ramon Cabrera, detail of a lithograph
Ramón Cabrera
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Manuel Pavía y Lacy
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Martínez Campos, Arsenio
Arsenio Martínez Campos
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Dámaso Berenguer, count de Xauen
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Ramón María Narváez, duke de Valencia
prime minister of Spain
Gaspar de Portolá
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Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque
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Francisco de Bobadilla
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Francisco Espoz y Mina
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Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, marquis de Tenerife
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Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel, detail from the Battle of Vitoria monument in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
Miguel Ricardo de Álava y Esquivel
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