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Juan López de Padilla

Castilian leader (1490–1521)

Field	Value
name	Juan López de Padilla
title	Captain General of Toledo
image	Juan de Padilla.gif
caption	19th century portrait of Juan López de Padilla
more	no
spouse	María Pacheco
father	Pedro López de Padilla
birth_date	10 November 1490
birth_place	Toledo, Crown of Castile
death_date	24 April 1521 (aged 31)
death_place	Villalar, Crown of Castile
burial_place	La Mejorada monastery, Olmedo
occupation	Hidalgo and revolutionary leader

| reign-type = | suc-type = | spouse-type = | issue-link = | issue-pipe = | house-type = Juan López de Padilla (1490 – 24 April 1521) was an insurrectionary leader in the Castilian War of the Communities, where the people of Castile made a stand against policies of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and his Flemish ministers.

Life

Padilla was born in Toledo, Spain, the eldest son of the commendator of Castile. In 1520, after the Castilian deputies had demanded in vain Charles V's return to Castile, regard for cortes' rights and the administration of their economy by Spaniards, a "holy junta" was formed with Padilla as its head. At first, the junta attempted to establish a national government in the name of Juana of Castile, but lost the support of the nobility when it abolished their privileges and asserted democracy. Though the nobles' army subsequently captured Tordesillas, Padilla led the capture of Torrelobatón and other towns, but any advantage gained was neutralized by the junta after it granted an armistice. When hostilities resumed, their army was comprehensively defeated near Villalar, on 23 April 1521 and Padilla taken prisoner. He was publicly beheaded the following day.

Bronze sculpture of Juan de Padilla, Toledo work of sculptor Julio Martín de Vidales

Afterwards, Padilla's wife, Doña María Pacheco, defended Toledo against the royal troops for six months, but ultimately took refuge in Portugal.

Eponyms

Juan de Padilla high school, in Illescas, Toledo.
Juan de Padilla street, in Aranda de Duero, Burgos
Juan de Padilla street, in Burgos
Juan de Padilla street, in Málaga
Juan de Padilla street, in Sevilla
Juan de Padilla street, in Torrejón de la Calzada, Madrid

References

Sources

References

[http://edu.jccm.es/ies/juandepadilla/ IES Juan de Padilla (Illescas, Toledo)] {{Webarchive. link. (2013-11-06 Edu.jccm.es)

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