Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of Cañete
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Silva, 2nd Marquis of Cañete (c. 1478–1542) was a Spanish
nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of Don
Honorato de Mendoza, Lord of the cities of la Parilla and Belmontejo and of Francisca de Silva, daughter of Juan de Silva, 1st Count of Cifuentes. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza inherited the title from his grandfather, Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cañete
, in 1490. He was appointed first captain general and governor of Galicia, and later Viceroy of Navarre in 1534, position he held until his death in 1542.
Spain
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nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of Don
Don (honorific)
Don, from Latin dominus, is an honorific in Spanish , Portuguese , and Italian . The female equivalent is Doña , Dona , and Donna , abbreviated "Dª" or simply "D."-Usage:...
Honorato de Mendoza, Lord of the cities of la Parilla and Belmontejo and of Francisca de Silva, daughter of Juan de Silva, 1st Count of Cifuentes. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza inherited the title from his grandfather, Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cañete
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Lord of Cañete
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza y Guzmán, 3rd Lord and 1st Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.He was the son of Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Lord of Cañete and of his second wife Teresa de Guzmán. He was elevated to Marquis of Cañete in 1490 by the Catholic Monarchs, who...
, in 1490. He was appointed first captain general and governor of Galicia, and later Viceroy of Navarre in 1534, position he held until his death in 1542.