Luis Yáñez Fajardo y La Cueva, 2nd Marquis of los Vélez, Grandee of Spain, (in full), (unknown - 1575) was a Spanish

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 military

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 and nobleman.

He was the only son of Don Pedro Fajardo, 1st Marquis of Los Vélez by second wife Dona Mencía de la Cueva.

He was the 2nd Marquess of los Vélez

Velez

- Places :* Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain* Vélez de Benaudalla, Spain* Vélez Sársfield , Buenos Aires, Argentina* Vélez-Blanco, Spain* Vélez-Málaga, Spain* Vélez-Rubio, Spain* Vélez, Santander, Colombia- Sports clubs :...

 Grandee of Spain First Class with a Coat of Arms

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 of Fajardo, 2nd Count of Gagliano

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, 4th Count and Lord of the City of Cartagena

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 and the 8th Lord of Alhama

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, Mula

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, Lebrillo, Molina Seca, La Puebla, etc. He was Adelantado

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-Mayor and Captain-General / Captain-Major

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 of the Kingdom of Murcia and Granada, Captain-General of the Kingdom of Granada, where he was the first to enter with his Army

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 on January 4 or January 6, 1569, Alcalde

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of Lorca

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, Knight

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 and Commander of Caravaca

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 and Thirteen (Trece) in the Order of Santiago

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.

He was created 1st Marquess of Molina

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 on August 16, 1535 by Charles I of Spain.

He married in 1526 Dona Leonor Fernández de Córdoba, daughter of the 3rd Counts of Cabra

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, who also died in 1575. They were the parents of the 3rd Marquess of Los Vélez, 2nd Marquess of Molina, etc, and Conquistador

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 Don Luis Fajardo de Córdoba

Luis Fajardo de Córdoba

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He was the ancestor of the 1st Baron of Castellvell de Rosanés and 1st Marquess of Martorell

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 in 1627 Don Luis Francisco Fajardo de Zúñiga, Requeséns y Girón, ?th Lord of the Majorat

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 of Martorell in Catalonia

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, son of the 5th Marquesses of los Vélez.

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