The lord of Hita and Buitrago gives his horse to King Juan I in Aljubarrota, Luis Antonio Planes, 1793

The work represents king juan i of castile (1358-1390), receiving a horse from pedro gonzález de mendoza during the battle of aljubarrota, fought in 1385, so that the castilian monarch could escape from the battlefield, in which the castilian army was completely defeated. Object Type: painting. Date: 1793. Dimensions: height: 125 cm (49.2 in); width: 168 cm (66.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando. Luis planes-aljubarrota