Julian Romero with his patron saint. El Greco painting.
Julián Romero de Ibarrola (Huélamo, 1518 - Cremona, 1577) was a 16th century Spanish commander in the Netherlands during the eighties war. He was one of the few who developed from soldier to field marshal. Career
Romero was born in Huélamo, Cuenca; Moreover, nothing is known about his youth. At the age of sixteen, he appears to be in the Netherlands at a Spanish military section, which he encouraged between 1534 and 1543 to save the insurgent Low Countries from Protestant "heresy". In 1545, Julian Romero was a captain or sergeant who led a legacy during the Battle of Pinkie in a conflict between England and Scotland. Hendrik VIII of England appointed him to field march to honor his successful deeds. Shortly afterwards, Romero was recalled from Great Britain to serve again in the Netherlands. He subsequently became active in the Battle of Saint-Quentin (1557), for which the Spanish king Philip II nominated him as master of infantry. In retrospect, he was ripped to the Order of Santiago after his merits in the above-mentioned battle.
In the Netherlands, Romero was a thorn in the eye of Willem van Oranje during the occupation of Bergen, which put the state resistance to an end. Romero was later present in 1572 at the Naarden Blood Bath, where hundreds left life. In 1573 he made the siege of Haarlem: he scored small successes with a few cavalry reforms, but lost an eye. In 1574, Romero was given the task of despairing a Middelburg armada, but was attacked by Zeeuwse water guns in the Battle of Reimerswaal. Finally, he was present at the Spanish Furie in Antwerp in 1576.
By the Eternal Edict of February 1577, the king of Spain decided to withdraw a large part of his army from the Netherlands, including Romero; He was transferred to Cremona, Candia. There he was killed at the age of 59 before returning to the Netherlands at the end of 1577.
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