astuto

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El principio de su reinado fué dirigido por Mazarín, italiano muy fino (shrewd), y astuto conocedor de los hombres.

Pitman's Commercial Spanish Grammar (2nd ed.) C. A. Toledano
_Alvaro de Luna era el hombre más politico, disimulado, y astuto de su tiempo_ [Alvaro de Luna was the most politic, deceitful, and astute man of his time], so says the Spanish historian Quintana; and as Burke puts it, he had the strongest head and the bravest heart in all Castile.

Women of the Romance Countries John Robert Effinger 1901