Alvaro de Sande
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Don Álvaro de Sande was a Spanish
nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of Don Juan de Sande, second señor de Valhondo.
Don Alvaro de Sande participated in numerous campaigns in the Spanish Army, including the Conquest of Tunis (1535), the conquest of Duren
and Roermond
in 1543, and the grand Battle of Muhlberg
in 1549, in which Sande distinguished himself. When the German Campaign ended, Sande fought in the Italian War of 1551–1559 against France in the Tercios of Milan.
Despite his high age, he participated in 1560 in the Battle of Djerba
against the Turks, which ended in disaster.
After the sea battle, the surviving soldiers took refuge in the fort they had completed just days earlier. When Giovanni Andrea Doria
managed to escape in a small vessel, Sande became commander of the force in the fort, which was soon attacked by the combined forces of Piyale Pasha
and Turgut Reis
. After a siege of three months,, the garrison surrendered and 5,000 prisoners, including Alvaro de Sande, were carried back to Istanbul. After 5 years, Sande was ransomed for 60,000 escudos and returned to Spain. He fought against the Turks again at the Siege of Malta
in 1565.
He was received Valdefuentes
from King Philip II and was made first Marqués de la Piovera.
He became interim Governor of the Duchy of Milan on August 21, 1571, a position that he held until April 7, 1572.
He married Antonia de Guzmán and had a son Rodrigo de Sande, 2nd marquês de la Piovera.
Spain
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nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of Don Juan de Sande, second señor de Valhondo.
Don Alvaro de Sande participated in numerous campaigns in the Spanish Army, including the Conquest of Tunis (1535), the conquest of Duren
Düren
Düren is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, capital of Düren district. It is located between Aachen and Cologne on the river Rur.-Roman era:Celts inhabited Düren's area before the Romans. They called their small settlement Durum . After the Celts other Germanic tribes settled this area...
and Roermond
Roermond
Roermond is a city, a municipality, and a diocese in the southeastern part of the Netherlands.The city of Roermond is a historically important town, on the lower Roer at the east bank of the Meuse river. It received city rights in 1231...
in 1543, and the grand Battle of Muhlberg
Battle of Mühlberg
The Battle of Mühlberg was a large battle at Mühlberg in the Electorate of Saxony during the Protestant Reformation at which the Catholic princes of the Holy Roman Empire led by the Emperor Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire decisively defeated the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League of...
in 1549, in which Sande distinguished himself. When the German Campaign ended, Sande fought in the Italian War of 1551–1559 against France in the Tercios of Milan.
Despite his high age, he participated in 1560 in the Battle of Djerba
Battle of Djerba
The naval Battle of Djerba took place in May 1560 near the island of Djerba, Tunisia in which the Ottomans under Piyale Pasha's command overwhelmed a large joint European fleet, chiefly Spanish forces, sinking half its ships.-Background:...
against the Turks, which ended in disaster.
After the sea battle, the surviving soldiers took refuge in the fort they had completed just days earlier. When Giovanni Andrea Doria
Giovanni Andrea Doria
Giovanni Andrea Doria, also Giannandrea Doria , was an Italian admiral from Genoa. He was the son of Giannettino Doria and the great-nephew of the famed Genoese admiral Andrea Doria, by whom he was later adopted...
managed to escape in a small vessel, Sande became commander of the force in the fort, which was soon attacked by the combined forces of Piyale Pasha
Piyale Pasha
Piyale Pasha , born in Viganj on the Pelješac peninsula, was a Croatian Ottoman admiral between 1553 and 1567 and an Ottoman Vizier after 1568. He was also known as Piale Pasha in the West or Pialí Bajá in Spain; )....
and Turgut Reis
Turgut Reis
Turgut Reis was an Ottoman Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Mediterranean; and first Bey, later Pasha, of Tripoli. Under his naval command the Ottoman Empire maritime was extended across North Africa...
. After a siege of three months,, the garrison surrendered and 5,000 prisoners, including Alvaro de Sande, were carried back to Istanbul. After 5 years, Sande was ransomed for 60,000 escudos and returned to Spain. He fought against the Turks again at the Siege of Malta
Siege of Malta
Siege of Malta may refer to:* The Siege of Malta , in which the Ottoman Empire failed to dislodge the Knights Hospitaller** Siege of Malta, 1570 work of the Cretan writer Antonios Achelis, about the above...
in 1565.
He was received Valdefuentes
Valdefuentes
Valdefuentes is a municipality located in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the municipality has a population of 1489 inhabitants....
from King Philip II and was made first Marqués de la Piovera.
He became interim Governor of the Duchy of Milan on August 21, 1571, a position that he held until April 7, 1572.
He married Antonia de Guzmán and had a son Rodrigo de Sande, 2nd marquês de la Piovera.