Cesare Borgia and Viana
The circumstances of his death have been the subject of innumerable hypotheses throughout history.
On the night of March 12th, 1507, during a great storm, Cesare Borgia, general captain of the Navarrese armies, ordered the removal of the sentinels that guarded the approaches to Viana, a circumstance that the Count of Lerín took advantage of to help his troops with food. Supporters, including his son, defended the castle of Viana.
Realizing the situation, Cesare rushed out of the Solana door to pursue the count's assistants. Inexplicably, Cesare did not realize that his guard was not covering him and was left at the mercy of three soldiers, Garcés de Ágreda, Pedro de Allo and Jimeno Garcés, who ambushed him in the area of Barranca Salada.
The muddy terrain hampered his movements and a fateful spear caused his death. His remains had been stripped of dress and armor when they were discovered by his soldiers.
The circumstances of his death have been the subject of innumerable hypotheses throughout history. Some have spoken of an inexplicable tactical error in a personality with so much military experience. Others have dropped Cesare's interest in finding death, exhausted from fighting syphilis that had consumed him for a long time. Others of betrayal by their own.
His body was buried in the church of Santa María with great honors as he was the brother-in-law of Juan de Albret, King of Navarre, and his remains would have a controversial itinerary until they were deposited outside the church, where they are currently found.
