García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete
García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish Governor of Chile, and later Viceroy of Peru. He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete". Belonging to an influential family of Spanish noblemen Hurtado de Mendoza successfully fought in the Arauco War during his stay as Governor of Chile. The city of Mendoza is named after him. In his later position as Viceroy of Peru he sponsored Álvaro de Mendaña's transpacific expedition of 1595, who named the Marquesas Islands after him.
From *.wikipedia.org,
General Info
.
Male
Date of Birth
July 21st, 1535
Age
491
Birth Place
Spain, Castile-La Mancha
Date of Death
May 19th, 1609
Died Aged
73
Star Sign
Cancer
Social Networks , Links
Interest
Loading Chart...
Relatives
Lists