Julián Romero

Julián Romero de Ibarrola (Huélamo, 1518 – Felizzano, 1577) was a Spanish military commander in the 16th century. He participated in various conflicts in England, Italy, the Holy Roman Empire, the Mediterranean and the Spanish Netherlands.

His long and active career, in which he lost an eye, an arm, a leg and an ear, earned him international notoriety as an heroic, unbreakable soldier. Of undistinguished birth, he also stood out for being an unusual example of a common man rising from footsoldier to maestre de campo for merit alone. He was celebrated in Spain as El de las Hazañas ("He of the Feats").