Pero Niño
Pero Niño (1378–1453) was a
Atlantic during the first decade of the 15th century. He later served John II
.
Biography
He was born in 1378.[1] After fighting in the 1394 Siege of Gijón,[2] he took part in the Castilian-Portuguese war between 1396 and 1399.[3] He led a Mediterranean naval expedition in 1404–1405, getting to attack Tunis.[4] Later in 1405–1406, he led an Atlantic campaign,[5] raiding English settlements close to Bordeaux,[6] Jersey,[7] and Poole Harbour.[6] He took part in a military campaign against the
Setenil.[8]
He died on 17 January 1453.[9]
El Victorial, a biographical chronicle on Pero Niño, was written by Gutierre Díaz de Games circa 1435–1448.[5]
References
- ^ Beltrán 2013, p. 80.
- ^ Rábade Obradó 2016, p. 681.
- ^ Beltrán 2013, pp. 82–83.
- ^ Beltrán 2013, p. 85-88.
- ^ a b Ferrer i Mallol 1968, p. 266.
- ^ a b Beltrán 2013, p. 89.
- ^ Beltrán 2013, p. 92.
- ^ Beltrán 2013, p. 94.
- ^ Beltrán 2013, p. 101.
Bibliography
- Beltrán, Rafael (2013). "El caballero en el mar: don Pero Niño, conde de Buelna, entre el Mediterráneo y el Atlántico". Erebea (in Spanish) (3). Huelva: ISSN 0214-0691.
- Ferrer i Mallol, María Teresa (1968). "Els corsaris castellans i la campanya de Pero Niño al Mediterrani. Documents sobre "El Victorial"" (PDF). Anuario de Estudios Medievales (in Catalan). 5. Madrid: ISSN 1988-4230.
- Rábade Obradó, María del Pilar (2016). "Justas, fiestas y protagonismos: Alegrías y placeres en El Victorial de Gutierre Díaz de Games" (PDF). Espacio Tiempo y Forma. Serie III, Historia Medieval (in Spanish). 29. ISSN 0214-9745.
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