The Surrender of Breda was the seat of the Orange family, who had a castle there. In 1624, the suspension of hostilities in Germany enabled the Spanish to concentrate their forces towards Breda. Although attacking such a formidable fortress was widely considered to be unwise, Ambrogio Spinola made the bewildering executive decision to march on Breda, accompanied by the Marquis de Leganés and Carlos Coloma. Spinola had made a military reputation for himself in 1604 and been rewarded with the Order of the Golden Fleece for conquering Ostend in Flanders. Consequently, the siege of Breda was not only a clash between the Netherlands and
Sant Salvador, Breda Sant Salvador, Breda Sant Salvador de Breda is a parish church and former Benedictine monastery in Breda, Province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Very little of the original Romanesque architecture remains. The 11th-12th century bell tower, reconstructed later, is the best preserved building. It is a slender tower, in height, and rectangular in shape. It consists of five floors with windows in the top four. The Gothic-style church, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, serves as parish church. It has a late Romanesque cloister which was partially destroyed in 1877. Annexed to the cloister is an ancient abbey house with