Balthazar Bourke was an Irish

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and Knight of Santiago, fl. 1607. Balthazar Bourke was the son and heir of the Mac William Bourke of

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. In 1607, he was made a knight of Santiago. Baptized Walter, his name was adapted to overcome pronunciation difficulties for the Spanish.

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* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100077/index.html {{DEFAULTSORT:Bourke, Balthazar Irish soldiers in the Spanish Army 17th-century Irish people People from County Mayo People of Elizabethan Ireland