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Bernardino González De Avellaneda
Bernardino González de Avellaneda y Delgadillo, 1st Count of Castrillo, ( Aranda de Duero, 18 October 1544 - Madrid, 6 December 1629) was a Spanish sailor and politician in the service of Kings Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV. He was captain general of the Spanish Royal Navy, president of the Casa de Contratación, ''Assistante'' (Mayor) of Seville and Viceroy of Navarre. Biography He was the first-born son of Juan González de Avellaneda y Delgadillo, Lord of Valverde, Alcoba de la Torre, Alcubilla de Avellaneda and Santa María del Mercadillo, and his wife Francisca de Leiva y Guevara, sister of Sancho Martínez de Leiva (1509-1579), Viceroy of Navarre and captain general of the galleys of Naples and Spain. Military career At the age of ten he lost his father and at thirteen he entered the service of his uncle Sancho Martínez de Leiva, captain general of the galleys of Naples. In this squadron of galleys, and under the orders of his uncle, he participated in June 1563 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aranda De Duero
Aranda de Duero is a city and municipality, capital of the Ribera del Duero comarca, in the south of the province of Burgos, in Castile and León, Spain. It has a population of roughly 33,000 people and lies on the River Duero. Description The municipality of Aranda de Duero is made up of three towns: Aranda de Duero (seat or capital), La Aguilera and Sinovas. Aranda de Duero is the capital of the Ribera del Duero wine region. The town is unique for having wine cellars that interconnect below the streets of the town centre. Wine clubs (''peñas'') celebrate special events in these cellars. Location Aranda de Duero is at the junction of several transport routes across Spain. The N1 ''autovía'' (known as A-1) runs north / south by Aranda, along which visitors and import/export goods travel between Madrid and the south coast. Another important road running east to west connects Portugal with important cities on the way (e.g. Zamora, Valladolid, Soria) and the east coast. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hawkins (naval Commander)
Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled Hawkyns) (1532 – 12 November 1595) was an English naval commander, naval administrator, privateer and slave trader. Hawkins pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade. He is considered to be the first English merchant to profit from the Triangle Trade, selling enslaved people from Africa to the Spanish colonies in the West Indies in the late 16th century. In 1588, Hawkins served as a Vice-Admiral and fought in the victory over the Spanish Armada, for which he was knighted for gallantry. As Treasurer of the Navy, Hawkins became the chief architect of the Elizabethan Navy. He redesigned the navy so the ships were faster, more manoeuvrable and had more firepower. Hawkins' son, Richard Hawkins, was captured by the Spanish. In response, along with his cousin Sir Francis Drake, he raised a fleet of ships to attack the Spanish in the West Indies. However, he died at sea during the expedition. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1544 Births
__NOTOC__ Events January–March * January 4 – In India, Maldeo Rathore, King of Marwar (now part of the state of Rajasthan) is tricked by counterintelligence spread by Mughal Emperor and Afghan Shah Sher Shah Suri into departing from Jodhpur. The Battle of Sammel begins shortly afterward and is won by the Afghan and Mughal armies. * January 13 – At Västerås, the estates of Sweden swear loyalty to King Gustav Vasa and to his heirs, ending the traditional electoral monarchy in Sweden. Gustav subsequently signs an alliance with the Kingdom of France. * January 24 – During a solar eclipse visible over the Netherlands, Dutch mathematician and designer Gemma Frisius makes the first recorded use of a camera obscura and uses it to observe the event without directly looking at the Sun. Frisius writes about the event the next year and illustrates it in his book ''De Radio Astronomica et Geometrica'' (''Regarding rays of light in astronomy and geometry''). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Girón De Salcedo
Don Fernando Girón de Salcedo y Briviesca, First Marques of Sofraga, born 1562, died 1630, was a Member of the Council of War for Flanders, and Maestre de Gampo General for Aragon with the Castellany of the Aljafería de Zaragoza, as well as Grand Chancellor and Bailiff of the Holy Sepulcher of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, and Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Philip III and Philip IV of Spain.Gálvez-Cañero 1963. As governor he successfully defended Cádiz against the English in 1625, which led him to be immortalized in a painting of Francisco de Zurbarán, '' The Defence of Cadiz against the English''. Career Don Fernando Girón was the son of Sancho Hurtado Girón de Salcedo, Lord of Casalegas, and of Juana de Bribiesca; both being descendants of an important lineage of regidors of Talavera de la Reina. Don Fernando served as captain in the Army of Flanders, as maestro de campo of the Navy of the Ocean, and castellan of Jaca in Aragon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan De Mendoza, Marquis De La Hinojosa
Juan de Mendoza y Velasco (died 24 or 26 February 1628) was a minister during the reign of Philip III, a position he attained due to his family's history. Among the roles he held throughout his career were: Marquis de la Hinojosa, Governor of the Duchy of Milan from 1612 through 1616, Viceroy of Navarre from 1620–1623, and Spanish Ambassador in England. A knight of the Military Order of Santiago, he was awarded the title of ''marquis de la Hinojosa'' by King Philip III of Spain, on 11 February 1612. In 1609 he fought in Larache (now in Morocco) against North African troops, being one the Royal agents overseeing the forced migration in 1610 of the "moriscos" from the former Moorish kingdom of Granada, from the Moorish non-converted residents in the rest of Andalusia, including those of Hornachos in Extremadura Extremadura ( ; ; ; ; Fala language, Fala: ''Extremaúra'') is a landlocked autonomous communities in Spain, autonomous community of Spain. Its capital city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianda De Acuña
Brianda de Acuña Vela (religious name, Teresa de Jesús; Valverde, La Rioja, 17 August 1576 – 22 March 1630) was a Spanish nun and writer. At the , where she took the religious name "Teresa de Jesús", she served as prioress and the mistress of novices. Biography Brianda de Acuña Vela was born in the town of Valverde, about a from Logroño, on 17 August 1576. She was the daughter of and María Vela de Acuña, . She lived in Aranda de Duero and Castrillo, travelling between the two on horseback. When her father was named Viceroy of Navarre, Brianda stayed behind and lived with the Countess of Miranda, with whom she was related. Her religious faith grew, until, at the age of 26, Acuña entered the Convent of Santa Teresa in Valladolid, a cloistered convent for Discalced Carmelite nuns, where she took the name of "Teresa de Jesús". The access ceremony, celebrated on 10 January 1602, was attended by the king and queen, Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria, Queen of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
García De Avellaneda Y Haro
Garcia de Avellaneda y Haro, Count of Castrillo (Écija, 1584 – Madrid, 1670), was a Spanish noble and politician, who held important positions in the Spanish government. Biography He was the second son of Luis Méndez de Haro and Beatriz de Sotomayor y Haro, IV Marquess of Carpio, Marchioness of Carpio, and therefore brother of the V Marquess of Carpio, Diego López de Haro. Decisive for his career was the protection given to him successively by three leading men of the Kingdom with whom he was related: Bernardino de Avellaneda, his grandfather-in-law, Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares, his brother-in-law, and Luis Méndez de Haro, his nephew. At the Colegio Mayor de Cuenca (Salamanca) he was a professor and rector. His relationship with the Count Duke of Olivares helped him to occupy important positions in the service of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria: he was a knight of the Order of Calatrava, President of the Council of the Indies (1632–1665) and simultaneously P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guipúzcoa
Gipuzkoa ( , ; ; ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques at the northeast, with the province and autonomous community of Navarre at east, Biscay at west, Álava at southwest and the Bay of Biscay to its north. It is located at the easternmost extreme of the Cantabric Sea, in the Bay of Biscay. It has of coastline. With a total area of , Gipuzkoa is the smallest province of Spain. The province has 89 municipalities and a population of 720,592 inhabitants (2018), from which more than half live in the Donostia-San Sebastián metropolitan area. Apart from the capital, other important cities are Irun, Errenteria, Zarautz, Mondragón, Eibar, Hondarribia, Oñati, Tolosa, Beasain and Pasaia. Gipuzkoa is the province of the Basque Country in which the Basque language is the most extensively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Of France, Queen Of Spain
Elisabeth of France, also known as Isabel or Elisabeth of Bourbon (22 November 1602 – 6 October 1644) was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640–42 and 1643–44.Diccionario Biográfico. Real Academia de la Historia ''Isabel de Borbón'' As the mother of the Queen of France , wife of , she was the great-grandmother of the Duke of Anjou, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Puerto De Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María (), locally known as El Puerto and historically in English as Port Saint Mary, is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. , the city has a population of c. 88,184, of which some 50,000 live in the urban center, and the remainder in the surrounding areas. The town of El Puerto de Santa María is located northeast of Cádiz, across the bay of Cádiz. History According to the legend told in the Odyssey of Homer, after the Trojan War-era, Greek official named Menestheus escaped with his troops through the Straits of Gibraltar and reached the Guadalete River. They established themselves here and called that port 'Menestheus's port' or 'Menesthei Portus' (), after the oracle of Menestheus (), to whom, also, the inhabitants of Cádiz, Gades offered sacrifices. In 711, Amazighs (Berbers) (Moors) from the North of Africa (Morocco) conquered southern Spain. They renamed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Philibert Of Savoy (1588–1624)
Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy (Italian ''Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia''), a name shared by several members of the House of Savoy, may refer to: * Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528–1580), a.k.a. "''Testa di Ferro''" ("Iron head"), sovereign of Savoy from 1553 to 1580 * Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy (1588–1624), Viceroy of Sicily, son of Charles Emmanuel I of Savoy * Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano (1628–1709) * Emmanuel Philibert of Carignano (1662–1676), Count of Dreux, son of Eugene Maurice, Count of Soissons * Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1731–1735), son of Charles Emmanuel III * (1888–1933), of the Counts of Villafranca, a minor branch of the House of Savoy * Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869–1931), eldest son of Amadeo I of Spain, Italian general of World War I * Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice Emanuele Filiberto Umberto Reza Ciro René Maria di Savoia (born 22 June 1972)''Genealogisches Handbuch des Ade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sumiller De Corps
The Sumiller de Corps was the Officer of the Royal Household and Heritage of the Crown of Spain in charge of the more intimate and inner rooms of the King of Spain. He was responsible of the most immediate service to the Monarch. This Office was suppressed after the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931 and never re-created after the restoration of the Monarchy in 1975. Historical precedents This Office was created when, during the Habsburg dynasty, the Spanish Royal Court was shaped after that one that existed in the Court of Burgundy where this Office “Sumiller” from the French “Sommelier”, literally “Wine steward” existed from the old past. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, but also King of Spain, imported the etiquette styled in the Court of his paternal grandmother Mary of Burgundy. Regime during the 16th, the 17th and the 18th centuries Diverse dispositions regulated the duties of the “Sumiller de Corps” distinguishing from those of the “ M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
