Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Silva, 2nd Marquis of Cañete
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Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Silva, segundo marqués de Cañete, montero mayor del rey, gobernador y capitán general de Galicia, virrey de Navarra, guarda mayor de la ciudad de Cuenca (c. 1478–1542) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of
Don
Don, don or DON and variants may refer to:
Places
*County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON
*Don (river), a river in European Russia
*Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name
*Don, Benin, a town in Benin
*Don, Dang, a vill ...
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. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza inherited the title from his grandfather,
Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cañete, in 1490. He was appointed first captain general and governor of
Galicia, and later Viceroy of Navarre in 1534, position he held until his death in 1542.
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1470s births
1542 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
Viceroys of Navarre
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Spanish generals
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Captain Generals of Galicia
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