Sande, варlvaro de

Born in 1489 in Cáceres , his father was Juan de Sandé, the second lord Valondo. At first he took up a religious career, but then, with papal permission, he took part in the hostilities under the leadership of the Viceroy of Sicily Ferrante I Gonzaga .

In 1535 he took part in the invasion of Tunisia , where he made a good impression on the emperor Charles . After that, he finally set up religious activities and began a military career. In 1537, by order of the Viceroy of Sicily, he took command of a detachment of 600 Spanish soldiers, who captured the enemy’s banner and covered up the transportation of Spanish troops. Thanks to his prowess, at the age of 23 he became the head of “The Third of Diego of Castile,” consisting of nine veteran companies (later became known as the “Savoy Third”).

In 1538, Alvaro de Sande, along with his third, plunged into the fleet under the command of Andrea Doria , who transferred the Holy League troops to Castelnuovo . Having recaptured Castelnuovo castle from the Turks, варlvaro de Sande returned to Sicily, leaving the garrison under the command of Francisco de Samiento, who had to endure a severe siege the next year.

In 1540, Spanish troops were transferred to Algeria . After the maestro del campo from Isea tercia died, Alvaro de Sande assumed command of the two terraces at once, and the troops under his command took Monestir, Esaka, Susa, Ksamilo and Ksamel. After that, Alvaro de Sande and his third were transferred to the defense of Perpignan , which was besieged by the troops of the French king Francis I.

In 1543, the third of Alvaro de Sande was transferred to Flanders and captured Duren , where as a result of the troops of Emperor Charles, the troops of Duke Wilhelm were destroyed.

Then the third Alvaro de Sande took part in the fighting of the imperial army and its most outstanding victories, but in 1544 he was seriously injured when he personally led the troops in the attack on the enemy fortifications. Nevertheless, he continued to lead the offensive, lying in bed, and after that he was entrusted with a major task - organizing partisan activities behind enemy lines in Luxembourg , which contributed to the success of the army led by Ferrant Gonzaga.

In 1545, a number of Hungarian nobles rebelled against the Hungarian king Ferdinand I , and he asked for help from his brother, Emperor Charles V. The emperor sent a third Alvaro de Sando, under whose command (together with Ferdinand's troops) there were 8.000 people who took the rebels one after another locks.

In 1546, the Schmalkalden War began . The emperor demanded that Alvaro de Sande return, and his third broke through to Regensburg , having fought 450 km with fighting. In 1549, at the Battle of Mülberg, Sand soldiers captured the Saxon Elector Johann Friedrich , which put an end to the war.

After this, the third Alvaro de Sande was transferred to Italy, where the last of the Italian Wars began . He fought in different places, visited the governor of Corio and Asti , and even became commander in chief of all imperial troops in Italy ( Spanish: Maestre de Campo General de todo el ejército imperial en Italia ). After the conclusion of peace between France and Spain, Alvaro de Sande remained with his third in Milan .

Despite the fact that he was already 70 years old, Alvaro de Sande went to war with the Turks in 1560, and took command of the garrison of the island of Djerba . After a three-month siege, the garrison had to capitulate, and Sanda, along with other captives, was sent to Constantinople . In 1565, after negotiations at the highest level, he was redeemed for 60 thousand escudos, and immediately went back to battle with the Turks: he led the reinforcements sent to Malta, the arrival of which led to the lifting of the Turkish siege . Then he took part in the battle of Lepanto , becoming one of the main military advisers to the Christian alliance.

In 1571, the Spanish king Philip II appointed Alvaro de Sande as governor of the Duchy of Milan. In this position he stayed until his death.