Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

Who was Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba?

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, or simply Gonzalo de Córdoba, Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, 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 regarded as the "father of trench warfare". He was also called "The Great Captain". Many influential men fought under him, and he was admired by the generation of conquistadors which followed.