Diego Fernández de Córdoba y López de las Roelas, 1st Marquess of Guadalcázar (1578 – 6 October 1630), was Viceroy of Mexico from October 18, 1612 to March 14, 1621 and Viceroy of Peru from July 25, 1622 to January 14, 1629.
He was born in Seville. In 1598, aged 20, he was in Central Europe as an ambassador with a mandate to travel and bring back to Spain the 13- to 14-year-old orphaned bride Margaret of Austria (daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria), the first, and only wife of king Philip III of Spain, being awarded the title of Marquess of Guadalcázar, in 1609.
Viceroy of New Spain
Fernández de Córdoba was named viceroy of New Spain by King Philip III of Spain, for whom he had served as lord of the bedchamber. Early in his mandate in New Spain, he sent Captain Diego Martínez de Hurdaide to suppress an uprising of the Tehuecos, an ethnic subgroup of the Cahuitas of Sinaloa. Martínez de Hurdáiz was successful after fighting several battles. The viceroy also founded many cities, including Lerma (1613), Córdoba (1618), and Guadalcázar (1620).
The Mexican Córdoba, in what is now Veracruz State, was founded in part to help suppress marauding bands of escaped black slaves that preyed on travelers between Veracruz and Mexico City. He also completed the Fort of San Diego in Acapulco, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
In 1616, the drainage system for the Valley of Mexico, long under construction but suspended since 1614, was restarted. King Philip III had chosen the Dutch hydrographer Adrian Boot to investigate the drainage project and take charge of operations. Boot had been in charge of numerous drainage projects in France. He traveled to Mexico City (at a salary of 100 ducats a month) and reviewed the work already done. His opinion was that it would not serve to drain the lakes, but that it could be used to divert the Cuautitlán river, the major cause of the nearly annual floods. Engineer Enrico Martínez offered to complete the diversion with 300 men and 100,000 pesos, but work was delayed pending approval of the king.
On November 16, 1616 another, particularly bloody, Indian insurrection broke out, this time among the Tepehuanes and neighboring tribes in the north. It was led by a cacique claiming to be the Son of the Sun and God of Heaven and Earth. The rebels quickly killed some Jesuit missionaries and 200 Spaniards and mestizos of various ages and both sexes. The governor of Durango, with aid sent by the viceroy, raised a militia. After three months of intense fighting, the rebels were largely defeated.
Also in 1616, a drought led to crop failure and famine in New Spain. In 1620 a fire destroyed a large part of Veracruz.
Fernández also improved the sanitation and water supply of Mexico City, completing the aqueduct from Chapultepec in 1620. This aqueduct consisted of 900 arches. He established a tribunal to regulate the buying, selling and taxing of mercury metal used in gold and silver metallurgy, which the mines of New Spain had begun to produce in some quantity at Huancavelica. Due to his various improvements, he received the nickname el Buen Virrey (The Good Viceroy).
Viceroy of Peru
In Peru, Fernández de Córdoba reformed the fiscal system and stopped the inter-family rivalry that was bloodying the domain, mainly in the fabulous silver city of Potosí, between vicuñas and vascongados. In 1624 he fortified Lima against pirate attacks, including those by Jacques l'Hermite, a Dutchmerchant, explorer and admiral known for his journey around the globe with the Nassau Fleet (1623–1626) and for his blockade and raid on Callao in 1624 during that same voyage in which he also died.
In 1629, Viceroy Diego Fernández de Córdoba gave up his charge and returned to Spain, where he died the following year, at Guadalcázar, aged 52.
References
Gran Enciclopedia de España, 1992, vol 8, page 3,978.
"Aristocrats and Traders: Sevillian Society in the Sixteenth Century", by Ruth Pike, (The library of Iberian resources online),
"Los conversos y la Inquisición sevillana"; Juan Gil; Universidad de Sevilla-Fundación El Monte, 2000.
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For other people named Diego Fernandez see Diego Fernandez disambiguation In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fernandez de Cordoba and the second or maternal family name is Lopez de las Roelas This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message Diego Fernandez de Cordoba y Lopez de las Roelas 1st Marquess of Guadalcazar 1578 6 October 1630 was Viceroy of Mexico from October 18 1612 to March 14 1621 and Viceroy of Peru from July 25 1622 to January 14 1629 Diego Fernandez de CordobaMarquess of GuadalcazarViceroy of PeruIn office July 25 1622 January 14 1629MonarchPhilip IVPreceded byJuan Jimenez de MontalvoSucceeded byLuis Jeronimo de CabreraPersonal detailsBorn1578SevilleDiedOctober 6 1630Guadalcazar Contents 1 Early life 2 Viceroy of New Spain 3 Viceroy of Peru 4 ReferencesEarly life EditHe was born in Seville In 1598 aged 20 he was in Central Europe as an ambassador with a mandate to travel and bring back to Spain the 13 to 14 year old orphaned bride Margaret of Austria daughter of Archduke Charles II of Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria the first and only wife of king Philip III of Spain being awarded the title of Marquess of Guadalcazar in 1609 Viceroy of New Spain EditFernandez de Cordoba was named viceroy of New Spain by King Philip III of Spain for whom he had served as lord of the bedchamber Early in his mandate in New Spain he sent Captain Diego Martinez de Hurdaide to suppress an uprising of the Tehuecos an ethnic subgroup of the Cahuitas of Sinaloa Martinez de Hurdaiz was successful after fighting several battles The viceroy also founded many cities including Lerma 1613 Cordoba 1618 and Guadalcazar 1620 The Mexican Cordoba in what is now Veracruz State was founded in part to help suppress marauding bands of escaped black slaves that preyed on travelers between Veracruz and Mexico City He also completed the Fort of San Diego in Acapulco overlooking the Pacific Ocean In 1616 the drainage system for the Valley of Mexico long under construction but suspended since 1614 was restarted King Philip III had chosen the Dutch hydrographer Adrian Boot to investigate the drainage project and take charge of operations Boot had been in charge of numerous drainage projects in France He traveled to Mexico City at a salary of 100 ducats a month and reviewed the work already done His opinion was that it would not serve to drain the lakes but that it could be used to divert the Cuautitlan river the major cause of the nearly annual floods Engineer Enrico Martinez offered to complete the diversion with 300 men and 100 000 pesos but work was delayed pending approval of the king On November 16 1616 another particularly bloody Indian insurrection broke out this time among the Tepehuanes and neighboring tribes in the north It was led by a cacique claiming to be the Son of the Sun and God of Heaven and Earth The rebels quickly killed some Jesuit missionaries and 200 Spaniards and mestizos of various ages and both sexes The governor of Durango with aid sent by the viceroy raised a militia After three months of intense fighting the rebels were largely defeated Also in 1616 a drought led to crop failure and famine in New Spain In 1620 a fire destroyed a large part of Veracruz Fernandez also improved the sanitation and water supply of Mexico City completing the aqueduct from Chapultepec in 1620 This aqueduct consisted of 900 arches He established a tribunal to regulate the buying selling and taxing of mercury metal used in gold and silver metallurgy which the mines of New Spain had begun to produce in some quantity at Huancavelica Due to his various improvements he received the nickname el Buen Virrey The Good Viceroy Viceroy of Peru EditIn Peru Fernandez de Cordoba reformed the fiscal system and stopped the inter family rivalry that was bloodying the domain mainly in the fabulous silver city of Potosi between vicunas and vascongados In 1624 he fortified Lima against pirate attacks including those by Jacques l Hermite a Dutch merchant explorer and admiral known for his journey around the globe with the Nassau Fleet 1623 1626 and for his blockade and raid on Callao in 1624 during that same voyage in which he also died In 1629 Viceroy Diego Fernandez de Cordoba gave up his charge and returned to Spain where he died the following year at Guadalcazar aged 52 References EditGran Enciclopedia de Espana 1992 vol 8 page 3 978 Aristocrats and Traders Sevillian Society in the Sixteenth Century by Ruth Pike The library of Iberian resources online Los conversos y la Inquisicion sevillana Juan Gil Universidad de Sevilla Fundacion El Monte 2000 Haguenau in Spanish Fernandez de Cordoba Diego Enciclopedia de Mexico v 5 Mexico City 1988 in Spanish Garcia Puron Manuel Mexico y sus gobernantes v 1 Mexico City Joaquin Porrua 1984 in Spanish Orozco L Fernando Fechas Historicas de Mexico Mexico City Panorama Editorial 1988 ISBN 968 38 0046 7 in Spanish Orozco Linares Fernando Gobernantes de Mexico Mexico City Panorama Editorial 1985 ISBN 968 38 0260 5 Government officesPreceded byGarcia GuerraArchbishop of Mexico Viceroy of New Spain1612 1621 Succeeded byDiego Carrillo de Mendoza 1st Marquis of GelvesPreceded byJuan Jimenez de MontalvoPresident of Audiencia Viceroy of Peru1622 1629 Succeeded byLuis Jeronimo de Cabrera 4th Count of Chinchon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diego Fernandez de Cordoba 1st Marquess of Guadalcazar amp oldid 1124552705, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
