Maestre de campo
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Maestre de campo was a rank created in 1534 by the Emperor
Julian Romero, a common soldier who reached that rank and that brought victory to the Spanish tercios at the battles of San Quintín and Gravelines
.
In the overseas colonies of the Spanish Empire a governor held the rank of capitán general over his local forces and would appoint his maestre de campo.
Notable Maestres de Campo
Name | Area/Tercio | Year(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Álvaro de Sande | Tercio of Savoy
|
1537 | General Maestre de Campo of the entire Imperial Army in Italy.[1] |
Juan de Guevara | Tercio of Savoy | 1553 | |
Alonso de Navarrete | Tercio of Savoy | 1554 | |
Julián Romero | Tercio of Sicily | 1565-1577 | |
Diego Enríquez de Castañeda y Manrique | Tercio of Sicily | 1569-1601 | |
Francisco de Valdés | Spanish Netherlands | 1573-1574 | |
Tercio of Italy | 1574-1575 | ||
Tercio of the Two Sicilies | 1578-1580 | ||
Cristóbal de Mondragón | Tercio of Sicily | 1582-1592 | |
Maestre de Campo General of the armies in Flanders | 1592-1596 | ||
Juan del Águila y Arellano | Tercio of Sicily | 1584-1598 | |
Maestre de Campo General of the Spanish Armada in Ireland | 1600-1602 | ||
Agustín Messía Carrillo y Manrique de Lara | Maestre de Campo de Infantería Española | 1587-96 | |
Maestre de Campo General de España | 1609 | ||
Fernando Girón de Salcedo y Briviesca | Maestre de Campo de Infantería Española | 1597-1605 | |
Aragon | 1610-1615 | ||
Lope de Figueroa y Barradas (c.1541 - 1585) | Tercio Costa de Granada | 1569-1584 | Renamed in 1573 to Tercio de la Sacra Liga |
Portugal | 1583 | ||
Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
|
Tercio of Savoy | 1605-1610 | |
Portugal | 1638 | ||
Francisco de Ibarra y Barresi | Tercio de Fernández de Córdoba | 1622 | |
Paul-Bernard de Fontaines | Maestre de campo general of the Army of Flanders | 1838 | |
Luis Francisco de Benvides y Carrillo de Toledo, Marquis of Caracena | Flanders | 1639 | |
Juan Martínez de Vergara[2] | Chile | 1640 | |
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, Duke of Alburquerque | Maestre de Campo de Infantería Española | 1641 | |
Clemente Soriano | Tercio Clemente Soriano | 1641 | |
Juan de Salazar | Chile | 1651 | |
Francisco Maniago | Mexico/La Pampanga | 1660 | Maestro de Campo of Mexico until 1660. Led a rebellion against Spanish rule for violating Kapampangan freedom from tribute, then laid down his arms after Governor-General de Lara granted his requests. Appointed Maestro de Campo of La Pampanga afterwards. |
Francisco Dávila Orejón | 1684 | Author of Política y Mecánica militar, para Sargento Mayor de Tercio | |
Francisco Félix de Vega y Cruzat, Marquis of Feria | Italy | 1704 |
See also
References
- ^ "Armada de Sarría, José Ángel (Director y General de Brigada) y Zuleta y Alejandro, José Manuel (Teniente Coronel)". Revista Ejército de Tierra Español. Madrid: Editorial Ministerio de Defensa de España. March 2009.
- ^ Mújica, Juan (1986). Linajes Españoles, Nobleza Colonial de Chile. Santiago, Chile: Zamorano y Caperan. pp. 444–445.