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SPANISH HERMANDAD MILITIAMAN, 15th CENTURY
An extract from Armies of the Middle Ages, volume 1by Ian Heath
93. SPANISH HERMANDAD MILITIAMAN, 15th CENTURY
The Hermandad supplied both cavalry and infantry, the latter being approximately half spear or pike men and half missile-men, largely crossbow-armed though about a fifth had firearms by c. 1490. This figure wears the uniform sported by many such militiamen, comprising a white hood and tunic, the latter with a red cross front and back, and red hose. On his feet he wears sandals, but boots might also be worn. The loading mechanism hanging from his belt is a 'goat's foot', which probably first appeared in the mid-14th century.