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In <61g9cl$e0k@news-central.tiac.net>, on 10/08/97 at 03,
   skeyes@tiac.net (Scott Keyes) said:

>I'm trying to build a detailed pesonna of a Spanish adventurer born in
>1564 who was temporarily attatched to the army of Flanders in 1597 and
>part of the occupation Garrison of Calais...

>So far random web searching has brought me zero results. I would
>appreciate any help you can e-mail with specifc web resources in english
>that would be useful for this endevor... If you know of a book that could
>be usefully subtitled "how to masquerade as as a 16th century spanish
>adventurer complete with social, military, and nautical references as
>well as contemporary a contemporary chronical of the affairs of Spain"
>that would be great...

>I am specifically seeking 16th century references in english for:

>      a good timeline of spanish history, including events in the new
>world

>      A manual of arms and other martial primers .

>      A contemporary  Chronical of spanish history 

>     A contemporary Chronical of Spanish Colonial history
>     (preferably near Bogota in the area to becom Colombia)

>    A translated SPANISH account of the wars of relegion and the siege of
>    Calais and its occupation

>    Some work that could be used as a primer on Nautical terms and life
>on

>    the seas

>    A social history of Spain with emphasis on military culture and 
>    organization


>any help at all will be appreciated. my area of specialty is English
>history so If I can be of any recipricol help let me know @>%--"Romance
>is the Art of Expressing Truth Beautifully"- Me --%<@

>Reply to skeyes@tiac.net

>AKA Scott Keyes currently of Boston (Quincy) MA
>  Formerly of Davis/Sacramento/Woodland/RPV/MHB CA, and Neshanic Sta. NJ

>      AAKA Arthur "the dented" of Thornfield Hall
>	Late of Thornfield Hall in the Marches near Hereford
>		Lyondemere Caid, Windy Meads of The West
>			Chipping Under Oakwood
>				And Currently Carolingia of The East

I should think the Boston Public Library will do you much better than the
net. However for a flavor and good descriptive image of the period you
might see if you can rent a copy of a film made in France during the
1930's called in English "Carnival in Flanders" or in French La Kermesse
Heroique.  Well the mayors wife saves the town from the Spanish Army by
doing what only she can with the extremely handsome Spanish commander. 
Louis Jouvet played a lascivious priest etc. etc.   The images and
costumes are good enough to fool Breughel the younger.

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Scott Keyes wrote:  I would appreciate

> any help you can e-mail with specifc web resources in english that
> would be
> useful for this endevor... If you know of a book that could be
> usefully
> subtitled "how to masquerade as as a 16th century spanish adventurer
> complete with social, military, and nautical references as well as
> contemporary a contemporary chronical of the affairs of Spain" that
> would
> be great...
>
>     A social history of Spain with emphasis on military culture and
>     organization
>
> aReply to skeyes@tiac.net
>
>
>    Scott try the garrason at St. Augustine. The mem of Mandanaze (sp_)
> do this and 1600 to 1700 time frame....

If you get back to me I might can get you a contact otherwise look it up
on the web
brouser........
I do 42 reg a Foot and 1600 highland not much help but they portray
Spanish only
remember St. Augustine the Nations oldest city

In article <61g9cl$e0k@news-central.tiac.net>, Scott Keyes says...
>
>I'm trying to build a detailed pesonna of a Spanish adventurer born in 1564
>who was temporarily attatched to the army of Flanders in 1597 and part of
>the occupation Garrison of Calais...
>
>So far random web searching has brought me zero results.

The WWW is crap for lots of things. Don't expect it to get much better 
either.

The book you need is Geoffrey Parker's 'The Army of Flanders and the Spanish 
Road'.

Chris

Scott Keyes wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to build a detailed pesonna of a Spanish adventurer born in 1564
> who was temporarily attatched to the army of Flanders in 1597 and part of
> the occupation Garrison of Calais...
> 
> So far random web searching has brought me zero results. I would appreciate
> any help you can e-mail with specifc web resources in english that would be
> useful for this endevor... If you know of a book that could be usefully
> subtitled "how to masquerade as as a 16th century spanish adventurer
> complete with social, military, and nautical references as well as
> contemporary a contemporary chronical of the affairs of Spain" that would
> be great...
> 
Well, I don't think the Web will be much help, but you might try
Parker's "Army of Flanders and the Spanish Road" (I think that's the
title), the best book I have ever read on the Spanish military system.

You might also look for biographies of the Duke of Parma, the Duke of
Alba (or Alva), and Don John of Austria.  The Library would be the place
to start.  As for Calais, a good bio of Henry of Navarre (Henry IV of
France) should also have something to say.

There is also a book out called "Siege Warfare" (I've seen it recently
at Barnes & Noble) which has a lot of good info on siege tactics and the
specifics of several sieges (though I don't think it goes much into the
Siege of Calais).

You might also try Oman's "Art of War in the Renaissance".

A short answer to your question would be, I guess, that there is no easy
source of the info you want, and you may need to settle down to a fair
piece of reading--though if you are really interested in 16th Century
warfare, the effort should be a reward in itself.

Good hunting.

Walter Nelson