The absurd death of Captain Sancho Dávila, the iron hand of the Grand Duke of Alba

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2023-04-27 01:31:52

The kick from a horse did not seem serious and the wound closed cleanly, but nine days later the area became infected with a fatal outcome.

Detail of a painting on the tercios by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau. ABC

Cesar Cervera

Review the career of Avila Sancho Davila y Daza It is to go through that of another native of Ávila, if possible, more illustrious: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, the III Duke of Alba. Both followed an almost equal trajectory, partly due to the efforts of …

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