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'''Garci López de Padilla''' was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[nobility|noble]] of the House of Padilla. He was the fifteenth [[Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava|Grand Master]] of the [[Order of Calatrava]] from 1296 - 1322. He is best known for his command of the Castilian forces at the [[Siege of Gibraltar (1309)|Siege of Gibraltar]] and his participation in the greater campaign against the [[Kingdom of Granada]] undertaken by [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]] in 1309.
'''Garci López de Padilla''' was a [[Spanish people|Spanish]] [[nobility|noble]] of the House of Padilla. He was the fifteenth [[Grand Masters of the Order of Calatrava|Grand Master]] of the [[Order of Calatrava]] from 1296 - 1322.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.euskalnet.net/laviana/gen_hispanas/padilla.htm |title=Los Padilla en la historia y en la familia |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=euskalnet.net |publisher=Euskalnet |accessdate=9 May 2014}}</ref> He is best known for his command of the Castilian forces at the [[Siege of Gibraltar (1309)|Siege of Gibraltar]] and his participation in the greater campaign against the [[Kingdom of Granada]] undertaken by [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]] in 1309.


The Siege of Gibraltar became one of the only successful achievements in the entire campaign undertaken by Ferdinand IV as the other main objective of [[Siege of Algeciras (1309)|taking the city of Algeciras]] turned into a quagmire and the king was obliged to lift the siege.
The Siege of Gibraltar became one of the only successful achievements in the entire campaign undertaken by Ferdinand IV as the other main objective of [[Siege of Algeciras (1309)|taking the city of Algeciras]] turned into a quagmire and the king was obliged to lift the siege.

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Cross of the Order of Calatrava.

Garci López de Padilla was a Spanish noble of the House of Padilla. He was the fifteenth Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava from 1296 - 1322.[1] He is best known for his command of the Castilian forces at the Siege of Gibraltar and his participation in the greater campaign against the Kingdom of Granada undertaken by Ferdinand IV of Castile in 1309.

The Siege of Gibraltar became one of the only successful achievements in the entire campaign undertaken by Ferdinand IV as the other main objective of taking the city of Algeciras turned into a quagmire and the king was obliged to lift the siege.

Bibliography

  • Benavides, Antonio (1860). Memorias de Don Fernando IV de Castilla (1ª ed.). Madrid: Imprenta de Don José Rodríguez. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |fecha=, |urlcapítulo=, |cita=, |mes=, |coautores=, |capítulo=, |páginas=, and |enlaceautor= (help)
  • González Mínguez, César; César González Mínguez (1995). Fernando IV, 1295-1312 (1ª ed.). Palencia: La Olmeda. ISBN 84-8173-027-0. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |capítulo=, |urlcapítulo=, |otros=, |páginas=, and |cita= (help)
  • Torres Fontes, Juan (1980). Academia Alfonso X el Sabio. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ed.). Documentos de Fernando IV (1ª ed.). ISBN 84-00-04659-5. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |editorial=, |urlcapítulo=, |otros=, |capítulo=, |páginas=, |cita=, |ubicación=, and |enlaceautor= (help)

See also

Preceded by

Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava

1296–1322
Succeeded by


  1. ^ "Los Padilla en la historia y en la familia". euskalnet.net. Euskalnet. Retrieved 9 May 2014.