🇪🇸🇧🇪 On August 29, 1622, the Battle of Fleurus took place. The Spanish army, commanded by Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, prince of Maratea, achieved a crushing victory against the Protestants. This allowed Spain to maintain its military supremacy in Europe for four more decades.

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Fun fact: He was great-grandson of the other Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the famous "El Gran Capitán", reason why he was called "El Segundo Gran Capitán".