Count of la Conquista is an 18th century Spanish hereditary title, famously held by Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta, who was Royal Governor of Chile

Royal Governor of Chile

The Royal Governor of Chile ruled over the Spanish colonial administrative district known as the Kingdom of Chile. This district was also called the Captaincy General of Chile, and as a result the Royal Governor also held the title of a Captain General...

 as well as President of the Government Junta of the Kingdom of Chile

Government Junta of Chile (1810)

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, which is generally seen as the first step of Chilean independence

Chilean Independence

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.

The title was created by King Charles III

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 in 1770, based on Chile

Chile

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an estates to be inherited by primogeniture but was extinguished with the abolition of the nobility titles by the Chilean government after the Independence of that country from Spain. On March 5, 1857 it was revived by Queen Isabella II

Isabella II of Spain

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 for the heir of the last holder.

Counts of la Conquista

• Mateo de Toro-Zambrano y Ureta, 1st Count of la Conquista (1727–1811)
• Gregorio José de Toro-Zambrano y Valdés
  Gregorio José de Toro, 2nd Count of la Conquista
  Gregorio José de Toro Ureta Valdés y Carrera, 2nd Count of la Conquista was a Spanish-Chilean nobleman who commanded Royalist troops during the Chilean War of Independence.-Life:...
  
  , 2nd Count of la Conquista (1758–1816)
• Manuel María de Toro-Zambrano y Dumont de Holdre
  Manuel María de Toro, 3rd Count of la Conquista
  Manuel María de Toro y Dumont de Holdre, 3rd Count of la Conquista was a Spanish nobleman who fought with the Royalist troops during the Chilean War of Independence.-Life:...
  
  , 3rd Count of la Conquista (1798–1818)
• María Nicolasa Isidora de las Mercedes de Toro-Zambrano y Dumont de Holdre, 4th Countess of la Conquista
• Rafael Correa de Saa y Toro-Zambrano, legitimate heir to the County of la Conquista (1824–1888)
• María Nicolasa Correa de Saa y Blanco, legitimate heiress to the County of la Conquista (1852–1909)
• Julio Prado y Colón de Carvajal, 5th Count of la Conquista

Sources

• Genealogical chart of family
• 1940s Succession