by José Calvo Poyato · DEBOLSILLO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788466332781
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«El Gran Capitán» is the historical novel by José Calvo Poyato, published by DEBOLSILLO in paperback format (544 pages, in Spanish).
José Calvo Poyato fictionalizes the life of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the Gran Capitán, a Spanish soldier who stood out in the war of Granada and in the Italian campaigns until earning that nickname. After being sidelined by Ferdinand the Catholic, who sees his popularity as a threat, Gonzalo lives a covert exile as governor of Loja. The battle of Ravenna and the request of the Holy League for him to return to Italy force the king to order him to raise an army for a campaign that could be his last.
The book belongs to the publisher's Best Seller collection.
Recommended for those who enjoy Spanish historical fiction and portraits of key figures of the Catholic Monarchs.
