by Juan Carlos Losada Málvarez · La Esfera de los Libros, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788497349741
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«Sangre y honor» is the historical novel by Juan Carlos Losada, published by La Esfera de los Libros in hardback (444 pages, in Spanish).
The novel recreates the life of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the Grand Duke of Alba, from the perspective of his friend and comrade-in-arms. The narrative captures the duke's character, his tensions with the crown, the campaigns of the tercios, his friendship with Garcilaso, his love affairs, and the decisions that earned him the reputation of butcher of Flanders and oblivion.
The full subtitle is «la novela de Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, el gran duque de Alba». The work belongs to the Historical Novel collection and this edition has an illustrated dust jacket.
A read for those interested in sixteenth-century Spain and the figure of the Grand Duke of Alba.
