alcaydes
- plural of alcayde.
Example Sentences
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Here fell two valiant alcaydes, Nicholas de Roja and Sancho de Avila, but they fell honorably, upon a heap of slain.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
Bexir immediately despatched his emissaries among the alcaydes of the border towns, calling upon them to assemble with their troops at the city of Ronda.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
Round the border of the escutcheon were depicted the eleven alcaydes vanquished in the battle.*
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
He immediately sent couriers to the alcaydes of the neighboring fortresses, to Herman Carrello, captain of a body of the Holy Brotherhood, and to certain knights of the order of Alcantara.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
He had already gained the alcaydes of the castle of the Genoese and of the citadel into his party, and in the late confusion had gained the sway over those important fortresses.
From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington
