The Life of Captain Alonso de Contreras is a book that tells the story of the eponymous captain, who was a knight of the Military Order of St. John and a native of Madrid. The book is written by Alonso de Contreras himself and provides a detailed account of his life, from his early years as a soldier to his later years as a captain in the Spanish army.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a different period of de Contreras'...