Bernardino de Mendoza

For the naval commander, see Bernardino de Mendoza (Captain General).

Bernardino de Mendoza (c. 1540 – 3 August 1604) was a Spanish military commander, diplomat, and writer on military history and politics. He served Philip II as ambassador to London and as a spy, from which he was expelled for his involvement in the Babington Plot against Elizabeth I. During the War of the Three Henrys, he coordinated with the Catholic League and Henry, Duke of Guise against the Huguenots.

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