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Iñigo and some of his men entered the fortress, the unfinished castle Ferdinand had ordered before his death
1522
They performed surgery on his legs, administered last rites, and sent him home to Gipuzkoa in ten agonizing days
Eventually, he healed, but his leg had not been set right and was misshapen. He was operated again and order not move for months
Young Iñigo was taken by the jewels and the women.
Unable to sleep at night from pain, he stared at the ceiling and began reflecting on his life.
They were part of a larger Castilian force that tried to liberate Juana and her daughter, Iñigo's fantasy princess, Catalina, from their dank Tordesillas castle where local rebels were holding them hostage.
He had frequent infatuations and was especially smitten by the infanta Catalina, the daughter of Philip the Fair and Juana the Mad.
He was especially moved by Saint Francis and he decided to
be a knight of the Virgin
He was the younger of eight belic brothers, except one
Iñigo was overcome with a teenage love for Catalina.
At the age of twenty-five, lacking a patron, Iñigo left his pretty court and went to serve his cousin, the viceroy of Navarra.
To Iñigo, all compromise was cowardly, and, refusing to surrender, he walked back into the fortress.
He tried to continue his vain, selfindulgent court life, but this was a difficult time in the history of Navarra.
He was more suited for action and worldly pleasures than a spiritual life.
The castle held for several days. Six hours of bombardment opened a breach in a wall. Iñigo, sword drawn, was about to fight to the death when a cannonball struck him in the legs.
The castle fell, and the French had Navarra.
His family found him a position in the Castilian court as a page to Juan Velázquez de Cuéllar, treasurer general of Castile.
Castilians fled Pamplona, while the Navarrese sacked the ducal palace, tearing down the Spanish coat of arms. It was a great day for the Basques