García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (died 1609)

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete

Royal Governor of Chile (1535–1609)

García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish Governor of Chile, and later Viceroy of Peru. He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete". Belonging to an influential family of Spanish noblemen Hurtado de Mendoza successfully fought in the Arauco…