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Pedro González de Mendoza (d. 1385)
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Pedro González de Mendoza (c. 1340 – 14 August 1385) was a Castilian nobleman, poet, and soldier of the House of Mendoza. He was the son of Gonzalo Yáñez de Mendoza and Juana de Orozco. He famously sacrificed his life to save King John I of Castille at the Battle of Aljubarrota in 1385.
Quotes
El cavallo vos han muerto,Subid Rey en mi cavallo.
They have killed the horse of thine,Save thy life and mount on mine.
In the flight after the battle of Aljubarrota, the King’s horse was killed, and Mendoza offered his own mount. Quoted in Clements Markham, Introduction to translation of The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1908), p. xvi
External links
Encyclopedic article on Pedro González de Mendoza on Spanish Wikipedia
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Mendoza, Pedro Gonzalez de
Category:1380s deaths
Category:Military leaders from Spain