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Originally Posted by Lagun
- Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (El Gran Capitán). As it´s considered to be the "inventor" of the unbeatable TERCIOS.
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Excellent choice. Most people ignore that the main structure that allowed Spain's hegemony over the world for some hundreds of years was created by him.
Anything else is debatable.
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