Francisco Balbi di Correggio
Illustration — First edition of Balbi's account of the Siege of Malta, printed in Alcalá de Henares in 1567. Francisco Balbi di Correggio (16 March 1505 – 12 December 1589), born in Correggio in the province of Reggio Emilia, Italy, was an arquebusier who served with the Spanish contingent during the Great Siege of Malta. Little is known about him other than that he maintained a journal throughout the siege, which he afterwards published.
Also recorded as Francesco Balbi da Correggio
Francisco Balbi di Correggio
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- Born
- 1505 · Reggio Emilia.
- Died
- 1589
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- writer · military personnel
- Languages
- Italian · Spanish
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Illustration — First edition of Balbi's account of the Siege of Malta, printed in Alcalá de Henares in 1567. Francisco Balbi di Correggio (16 March 1505 – 12 December 1589), born in Correggio in the province of Reggio Emilia, Italy, was an arquebusier who served with the Spanish contingent during the Great Siege of Malta. Little is known about him other than that he maintained a journal throughout the siege, which he afterwards published.
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Born at Reggio Emilia in 1505, died in 1589.
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