Luis Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco, 2nd Marquis of Mondejar

Luis Hurtado de Mendoza y Pacheco, second Marquis of Mondejar (born 1489 in Mondejar

Mondéjar

Mondéjar is a Spanish Denominación de Origen for wines located in the southeast corner of the province of Guadalajara , around the town of Mondéjar...

, Guadalajara, Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

; died 19 December 1566) was a Spanish nobleman. He was also the third Count of Tendilla

Tendilla

Tendilla is a municipality located in the province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 330 inhabitants....

; Viceroy of Navarre 1543 - 1546; President of the Council of Indies 1546 - 1559; and President of the Council of Castile

Council of Castile

The Council of Castile , known earlier as the Royal Council , was a ruling body and key part of the domestic government of the Crown of Castile, second only to the monarch himself. It was established under Queen Isabella I in 1480 as the chief body dealing with administrative and judicial matters...

1561 - 1563. He was the son of Inigo Lopez de Mendoza y Quiñones, second Count of Tendilla (born Guadalajara

Guadalajara

Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

1440; died Granada

Granada

Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...

, Spain

Spain

, 15 July 1515).

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