Luis Yáñez Fajardo y La Cueva, 2nd Marquis of los Vélez,

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, (in full, es,

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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

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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

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, who also died in 1575. They were the parents of the 3rd Marquess of Los Vélez, 2nd Marquess of Molina, etc., except for

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Don Luis Fajardo, since his mother was Ana Ruiz de Avendaño y Alarcón. He was the ancestor of the 1st Baron of Castellvell de Rosanés and 1st Marquess of

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in 1627 Don Luis Francisco Fajardo de Zúñiga, Requeséns y Girón, ?th Lord of the

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of Martorell in

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, son of the 5th Marquesses of los Vélez.

Titles and military career

He was the 2nd

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First Class with a

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of Fajardo, 2nd Count of Gagliano, 4th Count and Lord of the City of Cartagena and the 8th Lord of Alhama, Mula, Lebrillo,

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, La Puebla, etc. He was ''

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-Mayor'' and

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of the

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and Granada,

of the

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, where he was the first to enter with his

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on 4 or 6 January 1569, ''

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'' of Lorca,

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and

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of Caravaca and ''Thirteen'' (''Trece'') in the

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. He was created 1st

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on 16 August 1535 by

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* * * 1575 deaths Luis 01 Luis 01 Knights of Santiago Luis 01 Grandees of Spain Year of birth unknown {{Spain-noble-stub