García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Royal Governor of Chile
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Place of Birth: Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
About García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete
- García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete (July 21, 1535 – May 19, 1609) was a Spanish soldier, governor of Chile, and later viceroy of Peru (from January 8, 1590 to July 24, 1596).
- He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete".
- Belonging to an influential family of Spanish noblemen Hurtado de Mendoza successfully fought the native Mapuche during his stay as Governor of Chile, and got the city of Mendoza named after him.
- In his later position as Viceroy of Peru he sponsored Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira expedition to the Solomon Islands and had the Marquesas Islands named after him.
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