Fernando Ávalos (governor)
Fernando Ávalos may refer to: *Fernando d'Ávalos (1489–1525), Italian-Spanish military commander *Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos (1530–1571), Italian-Spanish military commander and governor * Fernando Ávalos (footballer) (born 1978), Argentine footballer * Fernando Ávalos (governor), Governor of Querétaro The governor of Querétaro is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Querétaro. According to the Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Queretaro, the exercise of executive power of the Mexican state, is deposited in one individual ...

Fernando D'Ávalos
Fernando Francesco d'Ávalos d'Aquino, 5th Marquess of Pescara (in Italian Ferrante Francesco d'Ávalos), (11 November 1489 – 3 December 1525), was an Italian (Neapolitan) military leader and nobleman of Spanish ( Aragonese) origin. He was an important captain in the service of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire during the Italian Wars. In the Battle of Ravenna in 1512, he was taken prisoner by the French but was released at the conclusion of the War of the League of Cambrai, after which he became a chief commander of the Habsburg armies of Charles V in Italy during the Habsburg-Valois Wars. He was instrumental to the victories over the French at Bicocca and Pavia thanks to his ordered usage of arquebusiers. He is proposed as an early innovator of volley fire in early modern warfare, setting the base for the European reforms of the 16th century. Biography Fernando was born at Naples, but his family was of Aragonese origin, having arrived in southern Italy with Alfonso V's gener ...
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Francesco Ferdinando D'Ávalos
Francesco Ferdinando d’Ávalos d'Aquino, 7th Marquis of Pescara, 3rd Marquis of Vasto ( 1530 – 1571 in Palermo), was commander in chief of the Spanish army in Lombardy and Piedmont, governor of the State of Milan (1560–1563) and viceroy of Sicily (1568–1571). Francesco Ferdinando was the son of Alfonso d'Avalos, VI marquis of Pescara and II of Vasto. Still a child, he was named in 1536 ''Gran Camerlengo'' of the Kingdom of Naples. At the head of the Spanish army in Lombardy and Piedmont since December 1555, he achieved an advantageous truce with France in March 1556, concluding the successful campaign started by the Duke of Alba. He was then Governor of the Duchy of Milan (1560–1563) and viceroy of Sicily (1568–1571), where he diminished the power of the local barons and the Deputation. He also became a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1552 he married Isabella Gonzaga, daughter of Federico II Gonzaga. They had: * Alfonso Felice d'Avalos d'Aquino d'Arag ...
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Fernando Ávalos (footballer)
Fernando Horacio Ávalos (born 31 March 1978) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a central defender. He spent most of his professional career in Portugal, amassing Primeira Liga totals of 187 matches and three goals over the course of eight seasons, mainly in representation of Nacional (four years). He also had spells in five other countries, his own notwithstanding. Club career Born in Posadas, Misiones Province, Ávalos started his professional career with Club Atlético Nueva Chicago then moved, in his country, to Club Atlético Huracán and Club Social, Deportivo y Cultural Español. His first abroad experience arrived in 2000, with Brazil's Sport Club Corinthians Paulista. After splitting the 2000–01 season with Corinthians and FC Basel, Ávalos found stability in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, playing two years with Boavista F.C. and four and a half at Madeira's C.D. Nacional. He appeared in two UEFA Cup editions with the latter. In January 2008, Ávalos m ...
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Fernando Ávalos (governor)
Fernando Ávalos may refer to: *Fernando d'Ávalos (1489–1525), Italian-Spanish military commander *Francesco Ferdinando d'Ávalos (1530–1571), Italian-Spanish military commander and governor * Fernando Ávalos (footballer) (born 1978), Argentine footballer * Fernando Ávalos (governor), Governor of Querétaro The governor of Querétaro is the chief executive of the Mexican state of Querétaro. According to the Constitution of the Free and Sovereign State of Queretaro, the exercise of executive power of the Mexican state, is deposited in one individual ...