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Siege of Vienna 1529, 700 Spaniards at the right time and place. Everyone has heard of the historic Spanish Tercios, of their great victories in Flanders, France or Germany, of their heroic deeds and also, of course, of their (few) defeats. They were the spearhead of the Spanish Empire in Europe and the best infantry in the world for more than a century. However, what not everyone knows is that, beyond their feats of arms in what were the possessions of the Austrias defending territory of the Spanish Monarchy, they also participated in other battles far from their homeland, defending Western culture from the Turks and from a (new) Muslim invasion of Europe, this time from the east, through Austria. #spain #history #documentary