Cristóbal de la Cerda y Sotomayor
| Don Cristóbal de la Cerda | |
|---|---|
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| Royal Governor of Chile | |
| In office December, 1620 – November, 1621 | |
| Monarch | Philip III |
| Prime Minister | Cristóbal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda |
| Preceded by | Lope de Ulloa |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Osores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1585 Mexico city, Mexico |
| Spouse(s) | Sebastiana de Avendaño |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Catholic |
Cristóbal de la Cerda y Sotomayor, (México 1585? – † ? ); Spanish Oidor, lawyer of the Real Audiencia of Chile. After the death of governor Lope de Ulloa y Lemos, he assumed the temporary government of Chile for eleven months, between December 1620 and November 1621.
Sources
- Medina, José Toribio (1906). Diccionario Biográfico Colonial de Chile (PDF) (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Imprenta Elzeviriana. pp. 1,006.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Lope de Ulloa |
Royal Governor of Chile 1620–1621 |
Succeeded by Pedro Osores |
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