Guerau de Espés
Guerau de Spes (* 1524 in Lleida, † 1572) was from November 1568 to January 1571 ambassador of Philip II of Spain to Elizabeth I of England.
Life
From 1558 to 1668, the diplomatic relations between Philip II and Elizabeth I of England deteriorated.
The British Ambassador in Madrid John You had the Pope called sanctimonious little monk, whereupon it Philip II auswies from Spain, the priest Diego de Silva y Guzmán abberief as ambassador in London and Guerau de Spes, as Ambassador to the Court of St James's posted.
Gerardo de Espès described William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley: He is a common man, though very clever, devious, deceitful, full of cunning, a great heretic and foolish enough to believe that all the Christian princes united not in a position to violating sovereignty of his country.
In the Spanish Netherlands, the revolt of the Beggars started the royal treasury in Seville sent in November 1568, five ships with 40,000 pounds in gold, with which Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba should recruit troops for deposition of the uprising. These ships were attacked by Huguenot privateers and sought protection in British waters. Spes declared Elizabeth I, the gold belonged to the bankers of Philip II and had been sent to Antwerp and asked for protection. Elizabeth I said, and the majority of the ships went to British ports at anchor. At this time Elizabeth I learned of an attack by the Spaniards on a British colony in San Juan de Ulua and ordered the confiscation of the ships and the introduction of the gold in the Tower to.
What Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alba on Spes Council British merchant ships could seize the port of Antwerp. Spes was placed then under house arrest.
In a letter dated February 14, 1569 Spes claimed that John Hawkins had founded a colony in Florida, after they had lost San Juan de Ulua.
Roberto Ridolfi (1531-1612) Spes reported about a conspiracy against William Cecil and Elizabeth II After the Ridolfi conspiracy was uncovered in January 1571 Spes was expelled from England.
In April 1571 Spes had rain correspondence.