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Cristobal Lechuga
Cristóbal Lechuga Baeza, Spain, Baeza, Spain ''ca'' 1557 - 1622) was a soldier and mathematician, known to have published a treaty of artillery and fortification. Life Little is known of his life before 1585. As explained by himself, he entered the army when he only was 18 years old. In 1585, he was sergeant in Francisco of Bobadilla's army in to Flanders; in 1590 he was imprisoned for some time for participation in a mutiny. From 1593, as an artillery officer in the Spanish army, he took part in the wars of Spain against Henry IV of France and against the Flemish rebels. He took part in the sieges of La Chapelle (1594), Doullens, Cambray (1595), Calais (1596) and in the defense of Amiens, occupied by the Spanish army in 1597. In this period he met his main sponsor: Pedro Enríquez of Acevedo, count of Fuentes, who had been appointed governor of Milan in 1600. From 1600, as inspector of fortificacions of the Duchy of Milan, he carried out numerous secret missions for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baeza, Spain
Baeza () is a city and municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Jaén, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It is part of the ''comarca'' of La Loma. It is now principally famed for having some of the best-preserved examples of Italian Renaissance architecture in Spain. Along with neighbouring Úbeda, it was added to UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 2003. The former Visigothic bishopric of Baeza remains a Latin Catholic titular see. Geography The town lies perched on a cliff in the range (the ) separating the Guadalquivir River to its south from the Guadalimar to its north. History The town stands at a high elevation about from the right bank of the Guadalquivir in the Loma de Úbeda. Under the Romans, the town was known as 'Beatia'. Following its conquest by the Visigoths, Beatia was the seat of a bishopric of Baeza (viz.). From the beginning of the seventh century it was conquered by several Arab and berber states during the Al-Andalus period, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
