Marquis of Cañete
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and Grandee
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s of Spain
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. The title was created by the Catholic Monarchs
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in 1490 and given to Juan Hurtado de Mendoza
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Lord of Cañete
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza y Guzmán, 3rd Lord and 1st Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.He was the son of Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Lord of Cañete and of his second wife Teresa de Guzmán. He was elevated to Marquis of Cañete in 1490 by the Catholic Monarchs, who...
, 3rd Lord of Cañete
Cañete
Cañete is a city and commune in Chile in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. It's located 135 km to the south of Concepción.-History:In 1552, Pedro de Valdivia founded the Tucapel Fort, near the present city of Cañete. In 1553, after destroying the fort, the native Mapuche defeated the Spanish...
.
Famous members of the family include Don
Don (honorific)
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Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete
Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete
Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza y Cabrera, 3rd Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish military officer and, from June 29, 1556 to his death on March 30, 1561, the fifth Viceroy of Peru.-Origins and military career:...
and Don García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, both who served as Viceroys of Peru.
Lords of Cañete
- Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Lord of Cañete
- Don Luis Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Lord of Cañete
Marquesses of Cañete
- Don Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of CañeteJuan Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Lord of CañeteJuan Hurtado de Mendoza y Guzmán, 3rd Lord and 1st Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.He was the son of Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Lord of Cañete and of his second wife Teresa de Guzmán. He was elevated to Marquis of Cañete in 1490 by the Catholic Monarchs, who...
- Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of CañeteDiego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of CañeteDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y Silva, 2nd Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.He was the son of Don Honorato de Mendoza, Lord of the cities of la Parilla and Belmontejo and of Francisca de Silva, daughter of Juan de Silva, 1st Count of Cifuentes...
- Don Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of CañeteAndrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of CañeteAndrés Hurtado de Mendoza y Cabrera, 3rd Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish military officer and, from June 29, 1556 to his death on March 30, 1561, the fifth Viceroy of Peru.-Origins and military career:...
- Don Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 4th Marquis of CañeteDiego Hurtado de Mendoza, 4th Marquis of CañeteDiego Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 4th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish nobleman.He was the son of Don Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete and of Magdalena Manrique, daughter of García Fernández Manrique, 3rd Count of Osorno. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza married twice. First to Margarita...
- Don García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete
- Don Juan Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 6th Marquis of Cañete
- Don Juana Antonia Hurtado de Mendoza, 7th Marchioness of Cañete
- Don Teresa Antonia Manrique de Mendoza, 8th Marchioness of Cañete
- Don Antonio Manrique de Velasco, 9th Marquis of Cañete
- Don Francisco Miguel Manrique de Mendoza, 10th Marquis of Cañete