This Trujillo participated in making the Kingdom of Granada in 1483, which was meant for his prowess. There he became friends with the Great Captain, whose order was in most of his military career.
After the conquest of Granada was to Italy, where he was a bodyguard of Pope Alexander VI (Rodrigo Borgia) and captain of the troops of his son, Cesar Borgia. After an affair of honor in which chopped off the head of an Italian captain, left the Borgia mercenaries to offer their services to other noble families of that country.
marched, under the English flag to Greece, where he participated at the site of Cephalonia, where he fell prisoner and was released by the Grand Master, but not before he stood alone for three days, the siege of the Turks, which swept away a lot, in a feat in which again demonstrated his great physical strength.
In 1501 reverted to the service of Cesare Borgia in the conquest of the Romagna (where he met with Da Vinci, in his role as military engineer) and then Ferdinand, in the second season of Naples. Participated in battles such as Cerignola and Garigliano, which would each appoint one English infantry regiments (the number 42 almost Cerignola exterminated in the disaster of Annual).
After campaigns in Italy he returned to Spain with the title of Marquis of Colonett, granted by King Ferdinand in recognition of his merits. This situation would last a short time, as the court intrigues against Gonzalo Fernandez de Cordoba repeatedly forced him to fight and even to challenge before the king to noble Italians (who did not dare take the challenge). Disenchantment with the Catholic king led him to enlist as a privateer, and ending in prison after being arrested in Sardinia.
With the royal pardon participated in the conquest of North Africa (Tripoli, Oran, etc), in the annihilation Venetian army in the battle of Vicenza, as well as in the famous battle of Pavia where he became a prisoner to the king of France.
During the events of the coronation of Charles I, in Bologna and with the rank of colonel, died after falling from his horse at an equestrian exhibition. His reputation is recognized by Cervantes in Don Quixote, compared with El Cid, Viriato or Alexander the Great. The remains of this are in fair strongman Trujillo.
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