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Rodela may refer to: *Rodela, a type of round shield similar to a buckler, used by ''Rodeleros'' People with the surname *David Rodela (born 1982), American boxer *Jose Rodela (born 1937), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient See also * Cova Rodela, a village of Brava, Cape Verde *Rodelas Rodelas is a municipality in the state of Bahia in the North-East region of Brazil. Geography The municipality contains part of the Raso da Catarina Ecological Station, created in 2001. The municipality was designated a priority area for conserv ...

Rodeleros
''Rodeleros'' ("shield bearers"), also called ''espadachines'' ("swordsmen") and colloquially known as "Sword and Buckler Men", were Spanish troops in the early 16th (and again briefly in the 17th) century, equipped with steel shields known as ''rodela'' and swords (usually of the side-sword type). Originally conceived as an Italian attempt to revive the legionary swordsman, they were adopted by the Spanish and used with great efficiency in the Italian Wars during the 1510s and 1520s, but discontinued in the 1530s. The majority of Hernán Cortés's troops during his campaigns in the New World were rodeleros: in 1520, over 1000 of his 1300 men were so equipped, and in 1521 he had 700 rodeleros, but only 118 arquebusiers and crossbowmen. Bernal Díaz, the author of an account of Cortés' conquest of the Aztecs, served as a rodelero under Cortés. When the Spanish adopted the ''colunella'' (the first of the mixed pike and shot formations), they used small groups of sword and buckler ...
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David Rodela
David Rodela (born July 15, 1982) is an American professional boxer. Amateur career Rodela was the 2004 U.S. National Lightweight Champion. Professional career Rodela is trained by Freddie Roach. He is also the main sparring partner of Jose Benavidez, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. On March 26, 2010 he lost by 3rd round T.K.O to top Junior Lightweight prospect, Mexican Dante Jardon. Professional boxing record , style="text-align:center;" colspan="8", 17 wins (7 knockouts, 10 decisions), 13 losses, 3 draws , - style="text-align:center; background:#e3e3e3;" , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Res. , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Record , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Opponent , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Type , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Rd., Time , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Date , style="border-style:none none solid solid; ", Location , style="border-styl ...
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Jose Rodela
Jose Rodela (born June 15, 1937) is a United States Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a recipient of the Medal of Honor. Military career Rodela, a Mexican-American, joined the United States Army in 1955 at age 17, and retired with the rank of master sergeant in 1975. Rodela was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a March 18, 2014 ceremony in the White House. The award comes through the Defense Authorization Act which called for a review of Jewish American, African American and Hispanic American veterans from World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War to ensure that no prejudice was shown to those deserving the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor recognized Rodela's valorous actions on September 1, 1969, while serving as the company commander in Phước Long Province, South Vietnam. Rodela commanded his company throughout 18 hours of continuous contact when his battalion was attacked and taking heavy casualties. Throughout the battle, in spite of his w ...
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Cova Rodela
Cova Rodela is a village in the middle of the island of Brava, Cape Verde. The village is situated in the mountains, 1 km west of the island capital Nova Sintra. There are good walking paths to the island's tallest mountain Monte Fontainhas. Most of the inhabitants of the village live on agriculture, growing maize and bananas. In the main street there is a noteworthy old dragon tree (''Dracaena draco''). Cova Rodela can be reached easily by ''aluguer'' buses from Nova Sintra and from other villages on Brava. Many windows in Cova Rodela look similar to those which were common in New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ... in the 19th century.Reitmaier, Pitt: Cabo Verde, p. 415. Bielefeld 2009. References {{Brava, Cape Verde Villages and settlements in Bra ...
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