Íñigo Vélez de Guevara (1597–1658), 8th Count of Oñate, was a Spanish

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Biography

He was the son of Íñigo Vélez de Guevara and Catalina Vélez, 5th Countess of Oñate. His younger brother was Beltrán,

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. He was Spanish ambassador in London and Rome.
He played an important role in crushing the

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revolt of 1647 led by

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. Oñate was the eventual vanquisher of the " Neapolitan Republic" and commissioned the Fontana della Sellaria to commemorate his victory. He later served as

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of the

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(from 1648) (see

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), where he repulsed a French attack during the

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.
At his return in Spain he was made State Councilor and received the title of Marqués de Guevara. He married Antonia Manrique de la Cerda and had two daughters: * Catalina, first married her uncle Beltrán Vélez Ladrón de Guevara and then

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, Duke of Medina de las Torres and viceroy of Naples; * Mariana, married Juan Domingo Ramírez de Arellano.

External links

Real Academia de la Historia

Linaje, poder y cultura : el gobierno de Íñigo Vélez de Guevara, VIII Conde Oñate, en Nápoles (1648-1653)
1597 births 1658 deaths Viceroys of Naples

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