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2 unusual facts about Revolt of the Comuneros


Comunero

Revolt of the Comuneros, a rebellion in Castile against King Charles I (also known as Emperor Charles V) from 1520–1521.

Pedro Laso de la Vega

Pedro Laso de la Vega (b. ? - d. 1554) was one of the people elected as councilors for Toledo, Spain at the start of the Revolt of the Comuneros.


Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas

He was born in Cuéllar, Province of Segovia, into a well-to-do noble family, the son of Rodrigo de Tordesillas (the son of another Rodrigo de Tordesillas who died at the hands of the comuneros) and Inés de Herrera.

Illescas, Toledo

Once a playground for kings, it lost its royal favour because of the Revolt of the Comuneros where Francisco de Guzman (a local) was an army captain of a commoner company of Juan de Padilla.


see also

Comunero

Comunera Province, a province in Santander Department where the Revolt of the Comuneros in New Granada took place.