Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza
Hidalgo / Governor
Spanish nobleman, humanist theorist, and founder of the geometric fencing system La Verdadera Destreza.
Quick Facts
Date of Birth1539
Date of Death10/23/1600
Era16th century
Country of OriginSpain
Rank / TitleFather of La Verdadera Destreza
Active Years1569–1600
Biography
Don Jerónimo Sánchez de Carranza published De la Filosofía de las Armas in 1582, establishing La Verdadera Destreza using geometry, Aristotelian logic, and footwork stance circles.