Francisco de Alava y Nureña, (born ca. 1567) was the brother-in-law of the Governor of Chile, Pedro Osores de Ulloa

Pedro Osores de Ulloa

Pedro Osores de Ulloa was Royal Governor of the Kingdom of Chile from November 1621 to September 1624. He replaced Cristóbal de la Cerda y Sotomayor. On his death bed Osores appointed his brother-in-law Francisco de Álava y Nureña as temporary governor of the Kingdom of Chile on September 1624...

. He was designated as temporary governor of the Kingdom of Chile

Kingdom of Chile

The General Captaincy of Chile or Gobernacion de Chile, was an administrative territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1818, the year in which it declared itself independent, becoming the Republic of Chile...

 by Osores on his death bed on September 1624. Upon hearing of the death of Osores and the temporary appointment of Álava, the Viceroy of Peru, Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar

Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar

Diego Fernández de Córdoba y López de las Roelas, Marquis of Guadalcázar and Count of Posadas , was Viceroy of Mexico from October 18, 1612 to March 14, 1621 and Viceroy of Peru from July 25, 1622 to January 14, 1629.-Early life:He was born in Seville.In 1598, aged 20, he was in Central Europe,...

 decided to replace him with his nephew Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce

Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce

Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce was a Spanish sailor and military man who was Governor of Chile between May 1625 and December 1629.A Spanish noble gentleman of El Carpio, in the Province of Cordova and member of an influential family, Luis Fernandez de Cordoba y Arce made his military career in...

, hoping that he would have occasion to display his military skills in the War of Arauco. Córdoba replaced Álava in May 1625.

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