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Other traditional maestranzas of cavalry include the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Zaragoza, created in 1819 from the old Cofradía de Caballeros Hijosdalgo de San Jorge, and the Maestranza de Caballería de Segovia (Castilla) that was established around 1808 and reorganized between 1990 and 1992 under the auspices and protection of the ...
The caballería (lit. ' cavalry ') was a unit of land measurement in the Spanish viceroyalties in the Americas during the times of the Spanish Empire in the 16th through 19th centuries. [1] It was equivalent to 78.58 hectares (194.2 acres). [2] The unit came from Spain, where it had already been in use. [3]
Alfonso XIII in the distinctive uniform of the order. The uniform is nowadays worn by some nobles on the occasion of their wedding. [1]The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla (Spanish for 'Royal Cavalry Armory of Seville') is a Spanish maestranza de caballería or chivalric order created in 1670 from the remnants of the preceding Cofradía de San Hermenegildo (or Hermandad Caballeresca). [2]
The Real Maestranza de Caballería de Valencia (Royal Cavalry Armory of Valencia) is a Spanish maestranza de caballería created in 1697. The first set of bylaws were approved seven years later, and currently the organization is governed by the latest draft of 1999.
Amadís de Gaula (in English Amadis of Gaul) (Spanish: Amadís de Gaula, IPA: [amaˈðis de ˈɣawla]) (Portuguese: Amadis de Gaula, IPA: [ɐmɐˈdiʒ ðɨ ˈɣawlɐ]) is an Iberian landmark work among the Spanish and Portuguese chivalric romances which were in vogue in the 16th century, although its first version, much revised before printing ...
In the 17th century, García de Medrano y Castejón, Lord of San Gregorio, a key minister of Castile, historian and knight of the Order of Santiago and a member of the Council of Orders, wrote the Rules and Establishments of the Order of Santiago of the Sword: Its History and Origin, published in 1603; and the Compilation of the Chapter Laws of ...
The Plaza de Toros de la Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla is a 12,000-capacity bullring in Seville, Spain. During the annual Seville Fair in Seville , it is the site of one of the most well-known bullfighting festivals in the world.
He traveled to the New World under the protection of his sister, Marina de la Caballería, and became an influential part of New Spain's society. He was born in Almagro, to an influential family of New Christians. Marina's family were known as a converso family in the city. His mother was Mayor Flores de Guevara, a member of the local nobility.