Person
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba
Spanish general
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, or simply Gonzalo de Córdoba (September 1, 1453 – December 2, 1515), Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, Andria, Montalto and Sessa, is a Spanish general who fights in the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars.
He reorganizes the emerging Spanish army and its tactics, and is regarded as the "father of trench warfare".
He is also called "The Great Captain" (Spanish: El gran capitán).
Many influential men fight under him (including Francisco Pizarro's father), and he is admired by the generation of conquistadors that follows.