Garcilaso de la Vega

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The martial guise of Charles, in his ceremonial armour, conveys the awe with which this powerful European leader was held. He was rarely in Spain, on his election as Emperor. He personally managed his campaigns against the Turks and Barbarossa, against Francois I of France. The resentment which Garcilaso expresses against Mars in the Elegía I suggests the demands which Carlos made on those who served his purposes.

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