Diego García de Paredes

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Diego García de Paredes was a famed late 15th–early 16th century Spanish soldier and mercenary, celebrated for his extraordinary physical strength and battlefield exploits that earned him the nickname "the Spanish Hercules."

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Diego García de Paredes canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish nobleman ⓘ
human ⓘ
mercenary ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
causeOfDeath accident ⓘ
fall from a horse ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 15th century ⓘ
16th century ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
dateOfBirth circa 1468 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1534 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spaniard ⓘ
father García de Paredes ⓘ
hasWorkAbout biographical accounts of his feats ⓘ
literary adaptations of his exploits ⓘ
influenced Golden Age adventure narratives ⓘ
Spanish chivalric literature ⓘ
languageOfExpression Spanish ⓘ
memberOf Spanish nobility of Extremadura ⓘ
militaryBranch infantry ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
mother Isabel de Godoy ⓘ
movement Spanish military presence in Italy ⓘ
name Diego García de Paredes ⓘ
nickname Hércules español ⓘ
the Spanish Hercules ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Cerignola ⓘ
Battle of Garigliano (1503) ⓘ
various sieges in Italy ⓘ
notableFor battlefield exploits ⓘ
extraordinary physical strength ⓘ
service in the Italian Wars ⓘ
occupation condottiero ⓘ
mercenary ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Italian War of 1494–1498 ⓘ
Italian War of 1499–1504 ⓘ
Italian War of 1508–1516 ⓘ
Italian Wars ⓘ
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile ⓘ
Trujillo, Extremadura ⓘ
placeOfDeath Bologna ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
regionOfActivity Italy ⓘ
Kingdom of Naples ⓘ
Papal States ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedUnder Ferdinand II of Aragon ⓘ
Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ⓘ
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ⓘ
Pope Alexander VI ⓘ
Pope Julius II ⓘ

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Trujillo, Extremadura → birthplaceOf → Diego García de Paredes ⓘ
Diego García de Paredes → name → Diego García de Paredes ⓘ