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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.
Vitacura is the site of ECLAC headquarters, home to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) headquarters in Chile, and home to Santiago's most exclusive shopping street, Avenida Alonso de Córdova. The Gliders Club of Vitacura can be located in this commune.
The Plaza Murillo is the central plaza of the city of La Paz and the open space most connected to the political life of Bolivia. Prominent buildings on the plaza include the Presidential Palace, National Congress of Bolivia, and the Cathedral of La Paz (or more formally, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, La Paz). [1]
He married Francisca de Mendoza y Carvajal, daughter of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, and had 8 children, including : Alfonso, III conde de Alcaudete (1552-1590), no issue. Francisco, IV conde de Alcaudete (1553-1632), governor of Oran (1596-1604), had issue.
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 .
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
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 ...
Figueroa Apartments, better known today as the Pinto-Lugo & Rivera Building (Spanish: Edificio Pinto-Lugo y Rivera), is a historic Art Deco-style building located in the Isla Grande district of Santurce in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.