Diego Fernández de Cordoba
Diego Fernández de Córdoba y López de las Roelas Benavides y Melgarejo, Marqués de Guadalcazár (* 1578 in Seville , Spain , † October 6, 1630 in Guadalcázar, Andalusia , Spain) was a Spanish colonial administrator who served as Viceroy of New Spain and Peru .
Life
Origin and youth
Fernández de Córdoba came from the noble family Fernández de Córdoba . He was a member of the Order of Santiago and chamberlain at the court of King Philip III. from Spain.
At the age of only twenty he traveled to Central Europe as the king's ambassador to escort the king's bride, Margaret of Austria , to Spain. The king then made him Marquis of Gualdacázar in 1609 . He married the German Marianne von Riederer and couple.
Tenure as viceroy in Mexico
Philip III appointed him viceroy of New Spain in what is now Mexico , where he was in office from 1612 to 1621. During this time his wife died.
At the beginning of his reign he put down a revolt of native Indians and founded several cities, including Cordoba . He improved the water supply of Mexico City by having an aqueduct built in 1620 that conducted water from Chapultepec to the center.
Term of office as Viceroy of Peru
Shortly before his death, the king transferred him to South America as Viceroy of Peru. He held this office from 1622 to 1628. During his tenure, he renewed the revenue system and ended the family struggles in the mining town of Potosí.
He had the fortifications of Lima reinforced to protect the viceroyalty from attacks by Dutch and French privateers in the Pacific.
After the end of his tenure, he returned to Europe with his daughters in 1629, where he died the following year.
literature
- Manuel de Mendiburu (1805-1885): Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú . 3rd volume. Imprenta de J. Francisco Solis, Lima, p. 238-254 ( Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes [accessed October 14, 2013]).
- Juana Vázquez Gómez: Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325–1997 . Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, CT, USA 1997, ISBN 0-313-30049-6 , pp. 26 ( Google Books [accessed June 19, 2015]).
Web links
- Short biography (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| García Guerra |
Viceroy of New Spain 1612–1621 |
Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel |
| Juan Jiménez de Montalvo |
Viceroy of Peru 1622–1629 |
Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fernández de Córdoba, Diego |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marqués Guadalcázar, Conde de Posadas, Count of Posadas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viceroy of Mexico, Viceroy of Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1578 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Seville |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1630 |
| Place of death | Guadalcázar, Spain |