Williams, Leonard, b. 1871 · London : T.N. Foulis · leaf 388
Gonzalo fromthe corporation of some Italian town, and that itreplaced, as an estoque real, or sword of ceremony,the state sword (see p. 252) of Ferdinand andIsabella. Pizarros sword remained in possession of hisdescendants, the Marquises of La Conquista, untilas recently as 1809, in which year this… … SPANISH SWORDS{Royal Armoury, Madrid) ARMS Spanish army, from whom It passed Into the handsof Ferdinand the Seventh. The appearance ofthis sword Is not remarkable. It has a stout,four-surfaced blade, with a powerful recazo orcentral ridge, engraved with the Christian nameof Mateo Duarte, a…
Decorative arts
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