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Meaning of las cuentas del gran capitán




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las cuentas del gran capitán
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It is a phrase that refers to an exaggerated, arbitrary accountability, or that challenges those who request it as unnecessary and even offensive. The origin appears in the Napoleonic wars of the early sixteenth century when the Spanish king Ferdinand the Catholic demands a surrender of the exorbitant expenses of the campaign, to which Captain Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba responds with enormous values for items that highlighted the value and sacrifice of his troops, the countless casualties of his enemies and the step obtained so that his kingdom could reach Italy, making it clear that every cost was low in getting a big victory.

  



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