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Luis Fajardo (Spanish Navy Officer)
Luis Fajardo y Ruíz de Avendaño, KOC ( 1556 – 21 May 1617"Luis Fajardo", ''Diccionario Biográfico Español''.), known simply as Luis Fajardo, was a Spanish admiral and nobleman who had an outstanding naval career in the Spanish Navy. He is considered one of the most reputable Spanish militaries of the last years of the reign of Philip II and the reign of Philip III. He held important positions in the navy and carried out several military operations in which he had to fight against English, Dutch, French and Barbary forces in the Atlantic, the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. He is known for the conquest of La Mamora in 1614. Because he belonged to a noble family, he had several appointments such as Adelantado de Murcia, Knight of the Order of Calatrava and Commander of Almuradiel. Personal details Luis Fajardo was born around 1556 in Murcia, twenty-three years after the death of his father's only wife. He was the illegitimate son of Luis Fajardo y de la Cueva, 2n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don (honorific)
Don (; ; pt, Dom, links=no ; all from Latin ', roughly 'Lord'), abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and Croatia. ''Don'' is derived from the Latin ''dominus'': a master of a household, a title with background from the Roman Republic in classical antiquity. With the abbreviated form having emerged as such in the Middle Ages, traditionally it is reserved for Catholic clergy and nobles, in addition to certain educational authorities and persons of distinction. ''Dom'' is the variant used in Portuguese. The female equivalent is Doña (), Donna (), Doamnă (Romanian) and Dona () abbreviated D.ª, Da., or simply D. It is a common honorific reserved for women, especially mature women. In Portuguese "Dona" tends to be less restricted in use to women than "Dom" is to men. In Britain and Ireland, especially at Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, the word is u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts. The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America. Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate, the region has more than 700 islands, islets, reefs and cays (see the list of Caribbean islands). Island arcs delineate the eastern and northern edges of the Caribbean Sea: The Greater Antilles and the Lucayan Archipelago on the north and the Lesser Antilles and the on the south and east (which includes the Leeward Antilles). They form the West Indies with the nearby Lucayan Archipelago (the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands), which are considered to be part of the Caribbean despite not bordering the Caribbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villapalacios
Villapalacios is a municipality in Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... It has a population of 757. The hamlet houses the gothic style church of San Sebastián. Municipalities of the Province of Albacete {{Albacete-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vélez-Blanco
Vélez-Blanco is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.- - In 2018, the population was 1,938. Its surface area is with a population density of . Its geographical co-ordinates are 37° 41'N 2° 05'W. It is located at an altitude of and from the provincial capital, Almeria. It belongs to the Los Vélez region. The Castillo de Vélez-Blanco was built in the 16th-century by the Fajardo. Also noteworthy are the church of Santiago, the Convent of San Luis and the Cave of the Signboards, in which is the Indalo, cave painting of the late Neolithic or Copper Age that represents a human figure, and that has become the sign from the province of Almería. The cave was declared a National Historic Monument in 1924 and later in 1998 also a UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international coop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis Of Molina
Marquis of Molina is a Castilian noble title that the Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor granted to the heirs to the Marquis of Los Vélez. The title was given to Luis Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of los Vélez. For centuries "Marquis de Molina" was the courtesy title of the apparent heir of the Marquis de los Vélez. The grant did not bring new fiefs to the family, since it was just an elevation of the rank of the Lordship of Molina de Segura, owned by the Fajardo family since 1387. Members of this Murcian family held the title until 1713. In 1779, after various marriage alliances, it entered the House of Medina Sidonia. At present, as recognized by the Ministry of Justice of Spain, the legitimate title holder is Miguel Márquez y Osorio, 5th Duke of Santa Cristina and descendant of José Joaquín Álvarez de Toledo, 19th Duke of Medina Sidonia. History The House traces its origins to the Kingdom of Galicia, as the genealogist Felipe de la Gándara points out: "Faxardo traces its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandee Of Spain
Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neither country did they have the significant constitutional political role the House of Lords gave to the Peerage of England and later Peerage of the United Kingdom. A "Grandee of Spain" would have nonetheless enjoyed greater "social" privileges than those of other similar European dignities. With the exception of Fernandina, all Spanish dukedoms are automatically attached to a Grandeeship yet only a few Marquessates, Countships, Viscountcies, Baronies and Lordships have the distinction. A single person can be a Grandee of Spain multiple times, as Grandeeships are attached, with the exception of a few cases, to a title and not an individual. Consequently, nobles in Spain with more than one title, most notably the current Duchess of Medinaceli and the Duke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marquis Of Los Vélez
A marquess (; french: marquis ), es, marqués, pt, marquês. is a nobleman of high hereditary rank in various European peerages and in those of some of their former colonies. The German language equivalent is Markgraf (margrave). A woman with the rank of a marquess or the wife (or widow) of a marquess is a marchioness or marquise. These titles are also used to translate equivalent Asian styles, as in Imperial China and Imperial Japan. Etymology The word ''marquess'' entered the English language from the Old French ("ruler of a border area") in the late 13th or early 14th century. The French word was derived from ("frontier"), itself descended from the Middle Latin ("frontier"), from which the modern English word ''march'' also descends. The distinction between governors of frontier territories and interior territories was made as early as the founding of the Roman Empire when some provinces were set aside for administration by the senate and more unpacified or vulnera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Fajardo, 2nd Marquis Of Los Vélez
Luis Yáñez Fajardo y La Cueva, 2nd Marquis of los Vélez, Grandee of Spain, (in full, es, Don Luis Yáñez Fajardo y La Cueva, segundo marqués de los Vélez, señor de Mula, Lebrilla, Alhama y Benitaglar, Adelantado mayor y capitán general de los Reinos de Murcia y Granada, alcaide de los alcázares de Murcia y Lorca, Adelantado mayor y capitán general del Reino de Valencia, capitán general de la gente de armas del Reino de Valencia para el socorro de Perpiñán, comendador de Monasterio y la Reina, comendador de Caravaca), (unknown - 1574) was a Spanish military and nobleman. Family He was the only son of Don Pedro Fajardo, 1st Marquis of Los Vélez by second wife Dona Mencía de la Cueva. He married in 1526 Dona Leonor Fernández de Córdoba, daughter of the 3rd Count of Cabra, who also died in 1575. They were the parents of the 3rd Marquess of Los Vélez, 2nd Marquess of Molina, etc., except for admiral Don Luis Fajardo, since his mother was Ana Ruiz de Avendaño y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escudo Marqués De Los Vélez
The escudo (Portuguese: 'shield') is a unit of currency historically used in Portugal and its colonies in South America, Asia, and Africa. It was originally worth 16 silver . The Cape Verdean escudo and the former Portuguese escudo (PTE), each subdivided into 100 , are named after the historical currency. Its symbol is the , a letter S with two vertical bars superimposed used between the units and the subdivision (for example, ). Other currencies named "escudo" Circulating * Cape Verdean escudo Obsolete * Angolan escudo * Chilean escudo * French écu *Mozambican escudo *Portuguese escudo * Portuguese Guinean escudo *Portuguese Indian escudo *Portuguese Timorese escudo *São Tomé and Príncipe escudo The escudo was the currency of São Tomé and Príncipe between 1914 and 1977. It was equivalent to the Portuguese escudo and subdivided into 100 centavos. History The escudo replaced the real Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real ... * Spanish escudo Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almuradiel
Almuradiel is a municipality in Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... It has a population of 965. It is near the site of the first attack during the Peninsula War, when two squadrons of French dragoons were attacked at the northern entrance to the pass, and forced to retreat to the town. Municipalities in the Province of Ciudad Real {{CastileLaMancha-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight
A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Greek ''hippeis'' and ''hoplite'' (ἱππεῖς) and Roman '' eques'' and ''centurion'' of classical antiquity. In the Early Middle Ages in Europe, knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors. During the High Middle Ages, knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility. By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior. Often, a knight was a vassal who served as an elite fighter or a bodyguard for a lord, with payment in the form of land holdings. The lords trusted the knights, who were skilled in battle on horseback. Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship (and especially the joust) from its origins in the 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelantado
''Adelantado'' (, , ; meaning "advanced") was a title held by Spanish nobles in service of their respective kings during the Middle Ages. It was later used as a military title held by some Spanish ''conquistadores'' of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. ''Adelantados'' were granted directly by the monarch the right to become governors and justices of a specific region, which they were charged with conquering, in exchange for funding and organizing the initial explorations, settlements and pacification of the target area on behalf of the Crown of Castile. These areas were usually outside the jurisdiction of an existing '' audiencia'' or viceroy, and ''adelantados'' were authorized to communicate directly with the Council of the Indies. The ''reconquista'' The term has its origins in the ''reconquista'' and comes from the phrase ''por adelantado'' ( Spanish: "in advance", although translations stating "one who goes before" and "the forward man" are also found). According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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