Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida (c. 1450 - c. 1534) was a Castilian diplomat, soldier and politician, ambassador of the Catholic Monarchs to the Holy Roman Empire, the County of Flanders and the Kingdom of England between 1496 and 1509.
[1] During his long life, Gutierre Gómez de Fuensalida served in wars, embassies and positions of great importance during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs and even in the times of Emperor Charles V. He must have been born around 1450, based on what can be deduced from his correspondence and will.
[1] During his youth and even in his maturity he was under the orders of Rodrigo Manrique de Lara, Count of Paredes, having to take part, therefore, in numerous battles and military encounters derived from the royal offensive towards the last enclaves of Muslim Spain carried out by The Catholic kings.
In fact, he must have had a very active presence in the campaigns prior to the conquest of Granada, as confirmed by the references that appeared in numerous sources and chronicles of the time.
[1] From then until 1496, the year in which he joined the diplomatic work that recognized him as one of the most skillful ambassadors of the Catholic Monarchs, and, although there is hardly any documentary news about it, it is assumed that he must have been busy in matters of some importance, because otherwise it would not be possible to understand that King Ferdinand entrusted him with missions of such importance as those he carried out in Germany, Flanders and England.