Diego “el Mozo” de Montemayor

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Diego “el Mozo” de Montemayor Esquivel (* between 1550 and 1560 in Mexico ; † 1611 or 1612 , probably in Monterrey , Mexico) was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as governor of the province of Nuevo León in the viceroyalty of New Spain.

Life

Diego Montemayor was the son of the conquistador Diego de Montemayor and his second wife María Esquivel. Presumably he was born in the mining region of Zacatecas . To distinguish it from his father of the same name, he was nicknamed el Mozo (the boy).

He first settled in Llerena in Nueva Galicia and married Elvira Rentería there, with whom he had two sons, Diego Fernández and Gregorio Fernández.

His father was appointed governor of Nuevo León in 1588 and founded the city of Monterrey in 1596 with a trek of settlers . Diego “el Mozo” succeeded him and received the rank of General Procurator as well as extensive land under the Encomienda system.

After his mother's death, his father remarried and his third wife was called Juana Porcalla. This began a relationship with Alberto del Canto . Diego senior found out about the affair, killed his wife and vowed to kill her lover too. Thereupon he fled to the undeveloped north and was removed from office.

Diego junior succeeded him in the office of governor, but died after a short time in 1611 or 1612, probably in the provincial capital of Monterrey.

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personal data
SURNAME Montemayor, Diego “el Mozo” de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Montemayor Esquivel, Diego de; Montemayor Esquivel, el Mozo de (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Governor of Nuevo León
DATE OF BIRTH between 1550 and 1560
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico
DATE OF DEATH 1611 or 1612
Place of death unsure: Monterrey , Mexico