Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 2nd Marquis of Cañete
Diego Hurtado de Mendoza y Silva, 2nd Marquis of Cañete[1] (c. 1478–1542) was a Spanish nobleman and military leader.
He was the son of Don Honorato de Mendoza, Lord of the cities of la Parilla and Belmontejo and of Francisca de Silva, daughter of Juan de Silva, 1st Count of Cifuentes. Diego Hurtado de Mendoza inherited the title from his grandfather, Juan Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Cañete, in 1490. He was appointed first captain general and governor of Galicia, and later Viceroy of Navarre in 1534, position he held until his death in 1542.
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- Castro Pereira Mouzinho de Albuquerque e Cunha, Fernando de (1995). Instrumentário Genealógico - Linhagens Milenárias (in Portuguese). pp. 329–30.
- Hobbs, Nicolas (2007). "Grandes de España" (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2008.
- Instituto de Salazar y Castro. Elenco de Grandezas y Titulos Nobiliarios Españoles (in Spanish). periodic publication.
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|---|---|---|
| Preceded by The Count of Alcaudete |
Viceroy of Navarre 1534–1542 |
Succeeded by The Lord of Grajal |
| Spanish nobility | ||
| Preceded by Juan Hurtado de Mendoza |
Marquis of Cañete 1490–1542 |
Succeeded by Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza |
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