Juan Pacheco de Toledo, 2nd Marquis de Cerralbo
Juan Pacheco de Toledo, 2nd Marqués de Cerralbo (* in Toledo ; † 1589 in Colibre ) was a Spanish diplomat and civil servant. From 1587 to 1594 he was governor of Galicia .
Life
Juan Pacheco comes from Casa Cerralbo , which was upgraded to a county by Charles V on January 2, 1533 under his father, the 7th lord of Cerralbo . His mother, Marina Fernández de Torres, died on January 20, 1547. Her tomb in the Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción in Lopera in the province of Jaén was created by Juan de Reolid in Gothic style. His father Rodrigo Pacheco, Osorio y de Toledo, Maldonado y Rojas, was Corregidor de Granada. His father's brother was Cardinal Francisco Pacheco de Toledo , the first Archbishop of Burgos.
In 1560 Pacheco was sent on a mission to England . In A Coruña , Calle Marqués de Cerralbo is named after Juan Pacheco. Under his command, a pirate siege under Francis Drake was repelled here in 1589 .
Juan Pacheco married Inés de Toledo Colona. Their son was Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio .
Juan Pacheco de Toledo was Ambassador of Philip II of Spain to Emperor Ferdinand I and Ambassador to the Court of St James’s .
His title as governor was: Capitán General del Reino de Galicia .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mother's tomb
- ↑ Detailed text on Drake's defense ( memento of the original from February 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; with reproduction of Pacheco's signature from 1590!)
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| SURNAME | Toledo, Juan Pacheco de, 2nd Marqués de Cerralbo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 2ndo Marqués de Cerralbo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish diplomat; Governor of Galicia (1587–1594) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 16th Century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toledo , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1589 |
| Place of death | Colibre , Spain |