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Destreza — the Cristóbal de Leañza manuscript (1688)

Spanish Baroque HEMA fencing manuscript from 1688 teaching geometric La Destreza fencing.

AuthorCristóbal de Leañza

Dating1688

Cristóbal de Leańza y del Castillo published the treatise 'Resumen de la Verdadera Destreza' in Madrid in 1688. The document represents the late pinnacle of the Spanish geometric school of HEMA (La Destreza) for fencing with the circle step and long sword.

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