Garcilasso

The name Garcilasso is a corruption of Garcia Laso, his real name.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913

Garcilasso remounted his steed, closed his helmet, graced by four sable plumes, grasped his buckler of Flemish workmanship, and his lance of matchless temper, and defied the haughty Moor in the midst of his career.

Washington Irving 2004

Garcilasso had shortened his sword, and, as his adversary raised his arm to strike, had pierced him to the heart.

Washington Irving 2004

But if Garcilasso was inferior to him in power, he was superior in agility; many of his blows he parried; others he received upon his Flemish shield, which was proof against the Damascus blade.

Washington Irving 2004

Garcilasso was thrown back in his saddle — his horse made a wide career before he could recover, gather up the reins, and return to the conflict.

Washington Irving 2004

Garcilasso, and more completely aimed, and the Christians trembled for their champion.

Washington Irving 2004

Hernan was not at hand, to maintain his previous achievement; but one of his young companions in arms, Garcilasso de la Vega by name, putting spurs to his horse, galloped to the hamlet of Zubia, threw himself on his knees before the king, and besought permission to accept the defiance of this insolent infidel, and to revenge the insult offered to our

Washington Irving 2004

Garcilasso now despoiled his adversary; then, rescuing the holy inscription of ‘AVE MARIA’ from its degrading situation, he elevated it on the point of his sword, and bore it off as a signal of triumph, amidst the rapturous shouts of the Christian army.

Washington Irving 2004

We have prepared two eclogues, one by the famous poet Garcilasso, the other by the most excellent Camoens, in its own Portuguese tongue, but we have not as yet acted them.

Don Quixote 2002

Garcilasso de la Vega affirms that in Peru, up to 1658, wheaten bread had not been sold in Cusco.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 Various