Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna ( 1610 – 1692 ) was born in Cadiz. He served multiple Governorships including; Governor of Isla Margarita (Venezuela) 1649-54, Governor of Tucuman (Argentina)1681-86. He founded the city of San Fernando Valley of Catamarca in 1683, and he authorized the transfer of Tucuman. He was later appointed mayor of Santiago de Chile.[1]
Father Lozano in his manuscript, “History of the Conquest of Paraguay”, stated that Mate de Luna was, “ a knight of notorious nobility, who enamelled with his prowess in war and illustrious example of virtue and prudence in government.”[2]
References
- ↑ Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna, Portal Informativo de Salta.
- ↑ Lozano, Pedro: "Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y Tucumán", Imp. Popular, 1875.
- Castiglione, Antonio Virgilio: "Historia de Santiago del Estero: Muy Noble Ciudad: Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII", Santiago del Estero, A.V. Castiglione, 2012. ISBN 978-987-33-1908-2.
- Guzmán, Gaspar Horacio: "Historia Colonial de Catamarca, Poblamientos, Fundaciones y Desenvolvimiento Social", Milton Editores, 1985.
- Andrada de Bosch, Elsa: "Para una historia de la ciudad de San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca", Ediciones del Boulevard, 2004. ISBN 9875560316.
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