Renaissance Europe

A Debt Repaid in Severed Ears

When Spain's most celebrated admiral won his greatest victory, the king gave him a title. The admiral asked for something stranger.

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Renaissance EuropeSpainOttoman EmpireNaval WarfareHabsburg DynastyDon Juan of AustriaMediterranean History16th Century

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