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Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza

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Spanish fencer

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Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza,, Jerónimo de Carranza, Portuguese: Hieronimo de Carança; c. 1539 - c. 1600 or 1608) was a Spanish nobleman, humanist, scientist, one of the most famous fencers, and the creator of the Spanish school of fencing, destreza.

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Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza,, Jerónimo de Carranza, Portuguese: Hieronimo de Carança; c. 1539 - c. 1600 or 1608) was a Spanish nobleman, humanist, scientist, one of the most famous fencers, and the creator of the Spanish school of fencing, destreza. He was the author of the treatise on fencing De la Filosofía de las Armas y de su Destreza y la Aggression y Defensa Cristiana from 1569, published in 1582. Carranza created the ideal of a poet and a warrior, which became the main guide to life for noblemen.

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Lived 1539 to 1600 · aged 61
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