Luis FernÃ¡ndez de CÃ³rdoba y Arce

Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Arce (* 1589 in Cordoba, Spain, † not before 1644 ) was a Spanish military governor, and in Chile and later in the Canaries.

Origin and career in Mexico and the Philippines

Luis Fernández came from an influential Andalusian noble family; with the title of Veinticuatro it was among the patrician families of their hometown of Cordoba.

He traveled at the age of 22 years in 1611, together with his uncle, the Marquis of Guadalcázar to Mexico when he was appointed Viceroy of New Spain there to. Luis ran a troop of soldiers, which he held from its own resources, to Mexico and fought there for the Spanish crown, including in the defense of Acapulco in 1615 against the Dutch. As governor of the province of Tlaxcala, he served from 1615 to 1617, with two companies he then returned to Acapulco and embarked for the Philippines, where he also fought against the Dutch.

His trip to Mexico lasted seven months, and was ill-fated: Three hundred men died and Fernández was seriously ill upon arrival in Acapulco. The viceroy had provided him as governor of Yucatán; but he could not take office due to illness.

1622 his uncle Diego Fernández of Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar was appointed Viceroy of Peru. Luis followed him to Lima. There he served as Capitán General of the port city of Callao, which he in 1624 successfully defended against a Dutch attack.

After the death of Pedro de Ulloa Osores, the viceroy decided to appoint his nephew Luis Fernández de Córdoba as the successor in office of the governor of Chile. The news of his death reached Lima in December 1624th This appointment had to be confirmed by the Real Audiencia, as the king had forbidden the viceroys by decree of 1619, to entrust relatives to the fourth degree with offices.

Term as governor of Chile

Fernández reached Callao Coming on May 28, 1625 Concepción. During the winter rainy season, the roads were barely passable, and the battles with the Indians rested largely. The governor reached on December 21, 1625 Santiago de Chile and was sworn in before the Cabildo ( City Council ).

In February 1626, Fernández made his way to the south to accommodate the struggles against the Indian aborigines again. He was probably no illusions about the prospects of success. The Spaniards were in many years on the defensive and had many items have to give up again. Fernández asked the king further thousand men gain and the Viceroy in Peru for another four hundred.

The campaigns of the Spaniards gained momentum than they could achieve success against the Indians, with the support of nearly 200 men from Peru. This was also a lucrative victory for the Spaniards, as the captured Indians were sold as slaves - the prisoners were in the possession of the soldiers, who had taken them captive.

Fernández could have some military successes, among other things, he organized the new tactical changes by letting operate mobile well-equipped troops at two different sections. In winter 1628 the Spaniards were defeated by the Indians under Chief Butapichún Lientur at the Battle of Las Cangrejeras devastating.

Term as governor of the Canary Islands

Reached in 1629 by King Philip IV named successor of Pedro de Ulloa Osores, Francisco Laso de la Vega, Chile. Fernández was instead appointed as governor of the Canary Islands, which then had to suffer continued pirate attacks. He held this post until 1644.

Swell

José Toribio Medina: Diccionario Biográfico Colonial de Chile ( Spanish). Imprenta Elziviriana, Santiago, Chile, 1906, pp. 296-301 (accessed on 15 June 2010 ).
Diego Barros Arana: Historia General de Chile ( Spanish), 4 Editorial Universitaria, Santiago de Chile, 2001, pp. 149-165 (accessed 10 July 2010).

Reign of Charles V: Diego de Almagro | Pedro de Valdivia | Francisco de Villagra | Rodrigo de Quiroga | (Francisco de Aguirre )

Reign of Ferdinand VI. Domingo Ortiz de Rozas | Manuel d' Amat i de Junyent

Reign of Ferdinand VII: Juan Rodríguez Ballesteros | Francisco Antonio García Carrasco | Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta | Mariano Osorio | Casimiro Marcó del Pont

Governor (Chile)
Spaniard
Born in 1589
Died in the 17th century
Man

Royal Governor of Chile Canary Islands in pre-colonial times Francisco de Aguirre (conquistador) Fernando Talaverano Gallegos Lope de Ulloa y Lemos Francisco de Meneses Brito Philip V of Spain Manuel Silvestre de Salamanca Cano Juan de Balmaseda y Censano Beltrán Francisco Javier de Morales y Castejón de Arroyo Charles IV of Spain Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista

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