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Alonso de Córdoba Gómez (1505–1589) was a Spanish nobleman's son who sought his fortune in the Americas. He was born in Valdepeñas, Ciudad Real Province, Spain, and married Olalla of Merlo, also of Valdepeñas. Córdoba arrived with his wife in Peru in 1534, and Chile in 1540 along with Pedro de Valdivia.
He was the son of Alonso de Figueroa y Córdoba and father of the historian Pedro de Cordova y Figueroa. He served as lieutenant, captain of infantry and of cavalry in Lota and San Carlos de Austria ; lieutenant general of cavalry and Sargento Mayor of the Captaincy General of Chile .
1570 Willow St. 7/25/2002 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1928 533: Glen Fucheon/Douglas T. Kelley House: 4423 Alhambra St. 8/22/2002 Mediterranean style house built c. 1929 536: Bernard and Dora Junker/Rear Admiral Cyrus Cole House: 2878 Rosecrans St. 9/26/2002 Spanish eclectic style house built in 1926 554
The colonial governors of Florida governed Florida during its colonial period (before 1821). The first European known to arrive there was Juan Ponce de León in 1513, but the governorship did not begin until 1565, when Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine and was declared Governor and Adelantado of Florida.
Luis de Córdova y Córdova (1706–1796), admiral, commanded the Spanish fleet in the Anglo-Spanish War; Pedro Hernández de Córdova, Spanish soldier in the Arauco War in the 16th century; José de Córdoba y Ramos (1732–1815), Spanish explorer and naval officer; Alonso de Cordova y Figueroa (died 1698), Spanish soldier in Chile
Alfonso de Córdoba y Velasco (Tafalla (Navarra), 6 September 1512 – Tudela, 27 February 1565) was a Spanish nobleman, II Count of Alcaudete, Viceroy of Navarra, and governor of Oran. Biography [ edit ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The cargo ship Dali lost electrical power several times before it crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people and paralyzing a major transportation ...
Alonso Fernández de Córdoba y Aguilar was born in Montilla on 21 September 1653. He was the son of Luis Fernández de Córdoba y Enríquez de Ribera, 5th Duke of Feria, and his wife Mariana Fernández de Córdoba. His older brother Luis Fernández de Córdoba succeeded his father as 6th Duke of Feria. He was educated at the University of ...