Juan Alonso Idiáquez, 2nd Duke of Ciudad Real (1597 in

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– 25 November 1653), was a Spanish noble and naval commander.

Biography

He was the son of

Don Alonso de Idiáquez de Butrón y Muxica 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 v ...

, an important army commander, who created the Tercio of Idiaquez, and fought many battles in Flanders, Italy and France. For this, he was created

Duke of Ciudad Real Duke of Ciudad Real ( es, Duque de Ciudad Real) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain accompanied by the dignity of Grandee, granted in 1613 by Philip III to Alonso de Idiázquez, 1st Count of Aramayona and Viceroy of Navarre. Contrar ...

, Marquis of San Damián, Count of Aramayona and Biandrina. Juan Alonso inherited all these titles from his father. Juan Alonso became Governor of

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, and it was in this function that he fought two important naval battles. In 1641, he won the Battle of Cape St. Vincent against a Dutch fleet. Because of this, he was chosen the next year to lead a large Spanish fleet, destined to break the Siege of Perpignan by the French. But he lost the

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against a French fleet under

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. He became Trece of the Order of Santiago, Governor and Captain General of Galicia and the Basque Country.
He was also Ballestero Mayor, war counsellor and

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of King

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Marriage and Children

He married in 1613 with Ana María de Álava y Guevara, 2nd Countess of Tribiana. They had 3 children: * Mariana, 3rd Countess of Triviana (?–1670), married Alfonso de Silva Cerda y Guzmán, no issue. * Isabel, 4th Countess of Triviana (?–?), married Pedro de Villela y Zorrilla, had issue * Francisco Alfonso (1620–1687), his successor, married Francisca de Borja y Aragón, had issue.

References

Sources

Árbol genealógico

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