Alonso Pita da Veiga, born in Ferrol in 15th century Galicia, was the most remarkable young officer of the Spanish Tercios fighting under the orders of Count Fernando de Andrade in the Battle of Pavia (Italy), between the years 1513-1525, becoming a lord with the right to wear a coat of arms and was granted land and property in Ferrolterra, his birthplace, for having surrendered, with his own sword, in the battlefield the king of France Francis I. The Maritime Pine so typical of Ferrol Ferrol 43°28′N 8°15′W is an Atlantic-facing city in the provice of A Coruña in Galicia in north-western Spain . ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Tercio was a term used by the Spanish army to describe a mixed infantry formation of about 3,000 pikemen and musketeers, sometimes referred to by other nations as a Spanish Square. ... Medieval Castle of Andrade in Narahío - Ferrolterra - , The Andrade (sometimes Andrada) family was a powerful family in north-western Iberia during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance where they had numerous castles, palaces, manor houses and extensive lands. ... Combatants France Spain, Holy Roman Empire Commanders François I, Louis de la Trémoille Fernando de Avalos Strength 17,000 infantry 6,500 cavalry 53 guns 19,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 17 guns Casualties 12,000 dead or wounded 500 dead or wounded In 1525 during the Battle... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ... Francis I (François Ier in French) (September 12, 1494 – July 31, 1547), called the Father and Restorer of Letters (le Père et Restaurateur des Lettres), was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547. ...

The Battle of Pavia (1525)

Download high resolution version (1138x775, 275 KB)The Battle of Pavia. ... Download high resolution version (1138x775, 275 KB)The Battle of Pavia. ... Combatants France Spain, Holy Roman Empire Commanders François I, Louis de la Trémoille Fernando de Avalos Strength 17,000 infantry 6,500 cavalry 53 guns 19,000 infantry 4,000 cavalry 17 guns Casualties 12,000 dead or wounded 500 dead or wounded In 1525 during the Battle... Events January 21 - The Swiss Anabaptist Movement was born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptized each other in the home of Manzs mother on Neustadt-Gasse, Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union. ...

See also

• Habsburg Spain First Habsburg of Spain i.e.: Charles I of Spain who was also Emperor Charles V

During the reign of Emperor Charles V (Carlos I of Spain), who ascended the thrones of the kingdoms of Spain after the death of his grandfather Ferdinand, Habsburg Spain controlled territory ranging from Philippines to the Netherlands, and was, for a time, Europes greatest power. ... Charles (February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V) from 1519-1558; he was also King of Spain from 1516_1556, officially as Charles I of Spain, although often referred to as Charles V (Carlos Quinto or Carlos V) in Spain and Latin America. ... Charles (February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V) from 1519-1558; he was also King of Spain from 1516-1556, officially as Charles I of Spain, although often referred to as Charles V (Carlos Quinto or Carlos V) in Spain and Latin America. ...

External links

• Alonso Pita da Veiga the most heroic Spaniard at the Battle of Pavia (Italy) 1525
• Non-Official Web of the Modern "Spanish Marines" in existence since 1537 few years after Battle of Pavia (Italy) 1525 and well before the Battle of Lepanto (Greece) 1571
• Non-Official Web of the Modern "Spanish Tercios" inheritors of those who fought in the Battle of Pavia (Italy) 1525 and the Battle of Lepanto (Greece) 1571