Garci López de Padilla

Garci López de Padilla
Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava

Cross of the Order of Calatrava.
Noble family House of Padilla

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.

See also

Preceded by
Diego López de Santsoles

Grand Master of the Order of Calatrava

1296–1322
Succeeded by
Juan Núñez de Prado

References

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

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