General
Pedro Álvarez Holguín de Ulloa
Conquistador at the service of the Spanish Empire
MonarchCharles I
Personal details
Born1490
Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain
DiedSeptember 16, 1542
near Ayacucho, Peru
SpouseBeatriz Tupac Yupanqui
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArmy officer
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of service1510-1542
RankGeneral
Battles/warsBattle of Las Salinas
Battle of Chupas

Pedro Álvarez Holguín (1490-1542) was a Spanish nobleman, politician, military man and conquistador who took part in the Conquest of Perú.[1]

Biography

The Battle of Chupas, during which Holguín was assassinated

Holguín was born in 1490 in Cáceres, Extremadura (Crown of Castile),[2] son of Pedro Álvarez Golfín and Constanza de Aldana, belonging to families of hidalgos, among whose ancestors were Diego García de Mayoralgo, Lord of the Tower of Mayoralgo.[3]

He had arrived in New Spain around 1530, taking an active part in the conquest of Peru,[4] being also part of the help received, by Francisco Pizarro,[5] to suppress the great rebellion that had driven the warrior Manco-Cápac in Cuzco.[6] He also supported Pizarro against the army of Diego de Almagro, participating in the battle of Las Salinas.[7]

After Pizarro's assassination, he supported the new Spanish governor Cristóbal Vaca de Castro against the rebellion of Diego de Almagro II “El Mozo”. On September 16, 1542 Pedro Álvarez Holguín was killed by a musket shot, during the Battle of Chupas, at the age of 52.[8]

Family

Pedro Álvarez Holguín was married to Beatriz Tupac Yupanqui, an Inca princess, daughter of Túpac Huallpa and granddaughter of Emperor of Peru Huayna Capac.[9] He and his wife were parents of two daughters: Constanza Holguín de Orellana, and María Holguín de Aldana, married to Martin Monje.[10] A daughter of this marriage Juana Holguín de Ulloa, was married to the noble Brazilian João de Melo Coutinho,[11] grandson of Vasco Fernandes Coutinho,[12] and descendant of Gonçalo Vasques Coutinho, 2º marechal de Portugal.

Pedro Álvarez Holguín de Ulloa, was the ancestor of Captain Juan de Cáceres Ulloa, born in Buenos Aires.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Historia general del Perú, Garcilaso de la Vega, 1722
  2. ↑ Conquistadores Extremeños, Lancia, Jun 1, 2004, 2004, ISBN 9788481770957
  3. ↑ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Issue 154, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1987
  4. ↑ Historia Genealógica Argentina, Emecé, Jan 1, 1999, 1999, ISBN 9789500420587
  5. ↑ Revista de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales, 1949, 1949
  6. ↑ Quito, significado y ubicación de sus calles (a fines del siglo XX), By Angel Alberto Dávalos H, 1999, ISBN 9789978045527
  7. ↑ Biblioteca de cultura general, Issues 1-2; Issue 9, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, 1962
  8. ↑ Cuadernos del Seminario de Historia, Seminario de Historia del Instituto Riva-Agüero, 1964
  9. ↑ Historia - Temas34-37, 1964
  10. ↑ Historia Genealógica Argentina, Emecé, Jan 1, 1999
  11. ↑ Entre la genealogía y la historia, Ediciones del Círculo, 1989
  12. ↑ Patricios y elites: el caso argentino, 1535-1943, Instituto Ruy Díaz de Guzmán de Investigación Histórica y Social, 2005
  13. ↑ Revista Hidalguía número 160-161, by author
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