. . "Baltasar Guzm\u00E1n"@en . "1598"^^ . "Soldier"@en . "Killed in action"@en . "Baltasar Guzm\u00E1n (c. 1577 - October 1598) was a Captain in the Spanish army stationed in London after the conquest of England by the Duke of Parma in 1588. Guzm\u00E1n's distant family connection to Alonso P\u00E9rez de Guzm\u00E1n, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who had commanded the Spanish Armada that ferried Parma's troops from the Netherlands, allowed Guzm\u00E1n to rise rapidly in the ranks in spite of his youth and lack of military experience. Guzm\u00E1n's privileges included an office for his own use and a personal secretary at his service, Enrique."@en . . . . . "c.1577"@en . . "Spanish Army"@en . . . . . . "Direct"@en . "Baltasar Guzm\u00E1n"@en . "Baltasar Guzm\u00E1n (c. 1577 - October 1598) was a Captain in the Spanish army stationed in London after the conquest of England by the Duke of Parma in 1588. Guzm\u00E1n's distant family connection to Alonso P\u00E9rez de Guzm\u00E1n, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia, who had commanded the Spanish Armada that ferried Parma's troops from the Netherlands, allowed Guzm\u00E1n to rise rapidly in the ranks in spite of his youth and lack of military experience. Guzm\u00E1n's privileges included an office for his own use and a personal secretary at his service, Enrique. Guzm\u00E1n was the commanding officer of Senior Lietunant Lope de Vega, a man fifteen years older. Though he had assigned de Vega to spend time with William Shakespeare in the Theatre, de Vega was unimpressed with Guzm\u00E1n's lowbrow literary tastes. (His servant, Enrique, on the other hand, de Vega considered formidable, unlike his own Diego.) Nevertheless, Guzm\u00E1n did commission a printer in Madrid to publish two Spanish language plays de Vega wrote in England: La Dama Boba and El Mejor Mozo de Espa\u00F1a. This assisted de Vega to further his career as a playwright when he returned to Spain after the English rebellion. While de Vega held his superior in low regard, he did entrust him with a sealed letter as insurance against any attempt Diego might make on his life after de Vega discovered Diego violating the Lenten fast in 1598. This Guzm\u00E1n placed in his desk drawer without opening. Guzm\u00E1n was a devout Catholic who shared King Philip II's dream of overthrowing all the Protestant kingdoms in Europe. However, his military skill was not as grand as this ambition, and he rather foolishly ordered his squad to attack a much larger body of English rebels fighting from behind a fortified position during Robert Cecil's rebellion in 1598. Guzm\u00E1n was killed in action."@en . . . .