Francisco Bravo de Saravia Ovalle (1628–1703) was a Spanish nobleman,
1st Marquess of la Pica and
Lord
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of
Almenar
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The Battle of Almenar, one of the main battles of the War of the Spanish Succession
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.
Biography
Born in
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...
, was the son of
Jerónimo Bravo de Saravia Ossorio de Cáceres and Agustina Lantadilla, descendant of
Juan Bautista Pastene
200px, Map showing the September 1544 expedition led by Pastene.
Giovanni Battista Pastene (1507–1580) was a Genoese maritime explorer who, while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru ...
. His wife was Marcela Henestrosa daughter of a noble family of Chile.
Francisco Bravo de Saravia Ovalle, was descended of
Melchor Bravo de Saravia
Melchor Bravo de Saravia y Sotomayor (1512 – 1577) was a Spanish conquistador, interim viceroy of Peru, and Royal Governor of Chile.
Early career
He was born in Soria, Spain, the son of Juan de Saravia and María Mayor de Vera y Morales. ...
, was appointed Marquess of la Pica in 1664.
References
External links
archive.org
1628 births
1703 deaths
Marquesses of Spain
Captaincy General of Chile
Spanish colonial governors and administrators
Chilean people of Spanish descent
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