Tomás Marín González de Poveda

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Tomás Marin González de Poveda, Governor of Chile

Tomás López Marín y González de Poveda , Marqués de Cañada Hermosa (born February 26, 1650 in Lúcar near Granada , Andalusia , Spain ; † October 8, 1703 in Santiago de Chile ) was a Spanish officer , colonial administrator and governor of Chile .

Life

Origin and youth

Marín was born to Tomás López Marín and his wife María González de Poveda in Lúcar, Andalusia. He came from a relatively wealthy noble family. At a very young age he went to America to accompany his maternal uncle, Bartolomé González de Poveda , who was appointed chairman of the Real Audiencia of Charcas and later was to become archbishop of the Archdiocese of Charcas (now Sucre ) in Bolivia .

Marín began a career in the army in the viceroyalty of Peru and came to Chile for the first time in 1670, accompanied by the governor Juan Henríquez de Villalobos , albeit in a subordinate position. Soon afterwards he went to Peru and from there back to Spain. There he made a steep climb. In 1683 he was Lieutenant General of the Spanish Cavalry and was inducted into the Order of Santiago .

In the late period of the Habsburgs under King Charles II , the state finances of Spain were shattered, the administrative system was frozen and antiquated, favoritism and buying offices flourished.

Term of office as Governor of Chile

On July 1, 1683, Marín was appointed governor of Chile, but he did not embark for South America until mid-1690. He arrived in Santiago de Chile on January 5, 1692 and took the customary oath of office before the city council (Spanish: Cabildo ). His administration was characterized by correctness and commitment, which earned him the respect of the locals.

One of his first official acts was the payment of the arrears pay payments to the soldiers. In December 1692 he held talks (a so-called parliament ) with the leaders of the resistance Mapuche . However, in 1694 there was an uprising. Marín led a campaign of 1,600 Europeans and 2,000 befriended Indians south and brought the Mapuche to a peace agreement.

His tenure was overshadowed by pirate raids against the poorly secured coastal settlements such as Concepción .

Marín also struggled with the Oidores of the Real Audiencia of Chile : a number of competence disputes were fought.

His tenure ended on December 23, 1700. With a document dated August 24, 1702 he was appointed Marqués de Cañada Hermosa . He died suddenly on October 8, 1703.

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SURNAME Marín González de Poveda, Tomás
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Marín y González de Poveda, Tomás López
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish officer, colonial administrator and governor of Chile
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1650
PLACE OF BIRTH Lúcar near Granada , Andalusia , Spain
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1703
Place of death Santiago de Chile