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  • Name and Title
    Biographical Information
    Letter Numbers
  • Ocon y Coalla, José Antonio
    Father Antonio Hurtado de Mendoza. Secretary to the Inquistion.
    45, 46, 50, 177
  • Oden, Estevan
    112, 154, 156, 157
  • Oriar, Francisco de
    11, 29, 32, 68, 105, 107, 113, 116, 117, 142, 143, 147, 153
  • Ortiz de Zaias, Diego de, Dr.
    112
  • Ortiz de Zárate, Juan, Bishop of Salamanca
    Councillor of Inquisition 1637. Died 1646
    36
  • Oviedo, Ana María de
    See Husband's biography See family tree
    25, 26, 69, 89, 92, 98, 99, 127, 137, 160, 161, 169, 178
  • Oviedo, Bernarda de
    See Father's biography
    143
  • Oviedo, Bernardo de, Secretario del Rey
    See family tree
    22, 26, 59, 60, 62, 64, 73, 86, 98
  • Oviedo, Diego de, Secretario
    cousin of Oviedo
    170
  • Oviedo, Francisco González de
    See Father's biography
    143
  • Oviedo, Luis González de
    See Father's biography See family tree
    1, 2, 4, 12, 21, 24, 34, 45, 46, 48, 53, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 82, 83, 84, 87, 95, 98, 102, 107, 112, 114, 115, 138, 140, 143, 151, 166, 167, 169, 175, 177
  • Pacheco, Manuel
    Worked for Medinaceli in Andalusia
    35
  • Pacheco, Martín
    2, 41, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 129, 130, 133
  • Pacheco Girón, Pedro
    Councillor of Castile, Inquisition and Crusade. Refused an offer to become a Cardinal. Great-uncle of Juan Pacheco y Toledo. His nephew was married to Fernando de la Cerda’s daughter María Magdalena.
    45, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 80, 83, 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 95, 98, 104, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 115, 116, 119, 122, 123, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 145, 146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 165, 168, 171, 172, 176
  • Pacheco y Toledo, Juan, 2nd Count of La Puebla de Montalván
    Mayordomo of the King. Married to a relative of Infantado. Second Cousin to Medinaceli (Toledo connection).
    32
  • Palarnesin, Francisco
    94
  • Pancirolo, Juan Jacobo, Cardinal
    Was Nuncio until 1644. Patriarch of Constantinople.
    20
  • Pardinás, Mauro de
    Servant to Medinaceli
    148
  • Pardo, Alberto
    154
  • Pareja, Diego or García, Dr.
    8
  • Penarieta, Bernardo de
    111
  • Perales Villagómez y Vivanco, Francisco de
    Son of Diego, Ayo of King’s Pages.
    17
  • Perea, Francisco de
    17, 74, 92, 93, 94, 99, 100, 101, 134, 150, 160
  • Pereira, Manuel
    Portuguese sculptor famous for works of Baroque realism.
    2, 4, 6, 36, 42, 52, 65, 74, 89, 100, 101, 103, 106, 118, 119, 121, 125, 127, 128, 129
  • Pérez, Antonio
    Secretary of Philip II
    157
  • Pérez de Guzmán, Ramiro, 1st Duke of Medina de las Torres
    30
  • Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, Alonso, Patriarch of the Indies
    Archbishop of Tyre and Chief Chaplain and Almoner. He enjoyed a salary of 10,000 ducados a year. He was the brother of the eighth Duke of Medina Sidonia and the dowager Duchess of Pastraña. He was thus the maternal uncle of doña María de Silva, Duchess of Infantado. He enjoyed amicable relations with both her and her husband, despite worsening relations with his nephew the Duke of Pastraña.
    23, 95, 115, 173
  • Pérez de Guzmán el Bueno, Gaspar Alonso, 9th Duke of Medina Sidonia
    17, 20, 155, 156
  • Pérez de Vivero y Menchaca, Alonso, 3rd Count of Fuensaldaña
    Descendents of Beatriz de Guzmán, señores of Siruela. Married to Blanca Enríquez. Governor and Captain General of Flanders.
    59, 75, 122, 140
  • Picolomini
    Involved with the army in Flanders
    8, 11
  • Pimentel, Enrique, Bishop of Cuenca
    Brother of 8th Count of Benavente
    1, 2, 125, 126, 157, 158
  • Pimentel y Ponce de León, Claudio
    Brother of Benavente
    12, 92, 94, 95, 172
  • Pimentel y Ponce de León, Juan Alfonso, 10th Count-Duke of Benavente
    Married 1st Isabel Francisca de Benavides, his grandson Gaspar Vigil married to Manuela de Haro. Married 2nd in 1648 to Antonia de Mendoza y Orense.
    114, 116, 121, 126, 143, 151
  • Pineda, Pedro de
    109, 118, 138, 139, 143, 152
  • Ponce de Guzmán, Luis
    On Junta of War.
    9, 11
  • Ponce de León y Cabrera, Rodrigo, 4th Duke of Arcos
    Married to Ana Fernández de Aragón. Sister of Catalina Fernández de Córdoba.
    19, 46, 64, 95, 151, 155, 179
  • Portocarrero, Antonio, Dean of Toledo
    Son of Luis Portocarrero Bocanegra, Count of Palma and Luisa Manrique de Padilla. His nephew, Luis Andrés Fernández de Portocarrero was Marquis of Almenara.
    113
  • Pozo, Juan del, Padre Maestro
    Bishop of Lugo
    29, 31, 32, 39
  • Quiñones Benavente, Juan de
    Councillor to the King, Alcalde de Casa y Corte
    4, 5, 7
  • Ramírez, Diego, Padre Fray
    152
  • Rebolledo de Palafox, Francisco, 1st Marquis of Ariza
    Admiral of Aragón
    76
  • Riaño de Gamboa, Diego
    1618 Fiscal Valladolid, 1624 Oidor Granada, 1628-33 in Sicily, 1633 Fiscal Council of Castile, 1635 Councillor of Castile, 1642 Governor Valladolid, 1644 returned to Court.
    172
  • Ricardo, Maestro y Capellán de los hijos de Antonio de Alossa.
    39
  • Ripalda, Padre
    34
  • Robles, Francisco de
    100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 139
  • Rodríguez, Blas
    Madrid Surgeon, Surgeon to the Inquisition
    143, 144
  • Rojas y Córdoba, Juana de, Marchioness of Leganés in 3rd Marriage. Marchioness of Poza
    1st husband Francisco de Rojas y Córdoba (brother of Duke of Sesa), 2nd husband Lope de Moscoso (aka Lope Hurtado de Mendoza) 4th Marquis of Almazán. Very attractive woman. Later rumoured to be linked to Luis de Haro.
    25, 29, 31, 75, 137, 138, 156
  • Román, Maestro
    48, 49, 53, 56, 57, 58, 60, 73, 74, 75, 104, 107, 111, 113, 114, 116, 121, 126, 128, 131, 138, 143, 146
  • Rosano, Duchess of
    114
  • Rosario, Padre Prior de
    95, 101, 103, 106, 116, 160, 161
  • Rospigliosi, Giulio, Nuncio
    Archbishop of Tarso.
    4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 17, 93, 107, 112, 120, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 150, 151, 152, 156, 158, 172, 174
  • Rozas, Andres de
    Secretary of State. Andrés de Rozas died 31 March 1646 and according to Novoa left the King a paper confessing his corruption. See CODOIN, Vol. 86, pp.222-230. Andrés de Rozas, was, before his death, the most powerful secretary in the Monarchy, having been made a Councillor of Indies in January 1646 and being Secretary of State for the North in Government since 1630. He had also been Secretary of Despacho since 1643. See Juan Antonio Escudero, Los Secretarios de Estado, Madrid, 1976, pp.703-6.
    5, 16, 23, 30
  • Rubio, Alonso, Licenciado
    133, 134
  • Ruiz de Contreras, Fernando
    Fernando Ruiz de Contreras came from a family of Court secretaries. Both his great-grandfather and his great-great-uncle served in the Court of Ferdinand the Catholic. Juan Ruiz de Contreras had been made a Secretary to the King in 1508. His grandfather was Guarda Joyas of Philip II’s sister María, Queen of Bohemia and future Empress. In 1596, his father Juan Ruiz de Contreras was made Contador de Mercedes, and this was followed in 1604 with the post of Secretary to the Chamber of the Provinces of New Spain. In 1616 Juan was promoted to Secretary to the Council of Indies, and it was here that his son, Fernando, began his administrative career, being made oficial mayor of the Council. Fernando served in this position, covering the absences of his father until 1621, when, due to a serious illness of his father, he was made Secretary to the King, having been promised his father’s position on the latter’s death. Following the death of his father in 1625 Fernando was made Receiver of the Council of Indies. In 1628 he was made Secretary of the Kingdoms and Provinces of Peru, which was his area of specialization within the Council. In 1629 Fernando went to Seville to supervise the arrival and despatch of the fleet. On his return to Madrid in 1630 he took over Andrés de Rozas’ post as Secretary on the latter’s promotion to Secretary of State. In 1631 he became Secretary of War on Land during the absences of the holder of the post. This same year he received the habit of the Order of Santiago. His career in the 1630s appears to have been overshadowed by the meteoric rise of Gerónimo de Villanueva. Nonetheless by January 1646 he had received a Capa y Espada post on the Council of Indies. He was a member of the Junta of War, and served as Secretary of State during the absences of Andrés de Rozas, recently promoted to the Council of Indies. On the latter’s sudden death on March 31, Contreras inherited his post. After the arrest of Gerónimo de Villanueva by the Inquisition in 1643 Fernando occupied, in the interim, his posts. On Gerónimo’s release in 1647, and subsequent withdrawal from Court, Fernando petitioned the King for his post as Secretary of State for Spain, which he was granted in 1648. The possible part that Fernando played in the ruin of Villanueva’s career has never been considered by historians, and is an area which needs investigation.
    30, 33, 79, 83, 126, 143, 144, 145, 150
  • Saboya, Thomás de, Príncipe
    39, 43
  • Salazar, Archbishop of Charcas
    77
  • San Andrés, Alonso de,  Licenciado
    Mayordomo of Segovia
    2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 24, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52, 53, 55, 56, 57, 65, 68, 70, 83, 84, 86, 89, 92, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 103, 105, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 122, 125, 129, 130, 136, 138, 142, 157, 179
  • Sanabria, Gabriel de
    44
  • Sandoval, Baltasar Moscoso y, Cardinal
    Bishop of Jaen, Archbishop of Toledo
    5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 29, 66, 80, 85, 86, 87, 94, 110, 115, 123, 125, 126, 128, 131, 134, 138, 155, 157, 158
  • Sandoval, Gerónimo de
    98, 139
  • Sandoval y Enríquez, Feliche de, 2nd Duchess of Uceda
    See family tree
    142, 154
  • Sandoval y Enríquez, Mariana de, 3rd Duchess of Lerma, and Cardona through marriage.
    See family tree
    16, 18, 63, 68, 116, 142, 154, 157
  • Sandoval y Padilla, Luisa de, Duchess of Rioseco.
    Aunt of Feliche and Mariana.
    38
  • San Julián, Juan Baptista de
    13
  • Santelices y Guevara, Juan de
    Regent of Seville, Councillor of Castile
    87, 90, 167
  • Santillana, Padre
    84
  • Sanz, Licenciado
    121
  • Sarmiento de Mendoza, Luisa, Countess of Humanes
    She was the great niece of Antonia de Mendoza
    32
  • Sarmiento de Silva, Rodrigo, Duke of Híjar, Consort
    Son of Mariana Sarmiento y Ulloa, 6th Countess of Salinas and Diego de Silva y Mendoza.
    103, 138
  • Sechlón Garcés, Bernardo
    57
  • Seneca
    114
  • Setimio
    Helper of Nuncio.
    107, 126, 127, 128
  • Silva, Felipe de
    11
  • Silva, María de, Duchess of Infantado
    See Husband's biography
    76, 77, 85, 91, 135, 136, 137, 165, 168
  • Silva, Rodrigo de, 4th Duke of Pastraña
    20, 119
  • Solis, Fernando de
    2
  • Solis Ovando, Francisco de
    Francisco is possibly a relative of Fuensaldaña. There are also connections to La Roca.
    139
  • Solórzano y Pereira, Juan de
    Lecturer in Salamanca. Councillor of Indies and Castile. Oidor in Lima. Married in La Plata to Clara Paniagua.
    88
  • Spínola, Ambrosio, Cardinal
    (1632-1684) Menino of Baltasar Carlos. Bishop of Oviedo, Archbishop of Valencia, Santiago and Seville. Son of Policena Spínola and Leganés. (NOT THIS CARDINAL)
    9, 49
  • Suarez
    114
  • Suchet, Padre
    51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 63, 64, 67, 69, 73
  • Tapia, Rodrigo de
    Lieutenant of the Spanish Guard
    39
  • Tellez Girón, Juan, 4th Duke of Osuna
    Married to Isabel de Sandoval.
    154
  • Tellez Girón, Gaspar, Duke of Uceda (Consort) later 5th Duke of Osuna
    Married to Feliche de Sandoval, 2nd Duchess of Uceda
    144
  • Tenta, Francisco de la
    Mayordomo de Sigüenza
    14, 16, 19, 20, 21, 23, 33, 35, 36, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 52, 53, 55, 58, 75, 89, 92, 94, 95, 96, 98, 110, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 133, 136, 137, 151, 154
  • Teralto, Francisco de
    Naples
    177
  • Terrones, Dr.
    117, 118
  • Tertuliano
    114
  • Toledo, Fadrique de
    98, 117
  • Toledo Osorio, García de, Marquis of Villafranca
    56, 82, 87, 92, 122, 138, 146, 150, 154, 173, 176
  • Torre y Barreda, Antonio de la
    Colegio Mayor de Santa Cruz de Valladolid. Canon of Leon. Oidor Valladolid, Councillor of Castile. Alcalde de Casa y Corte Elect. Executed in 1647.
    29, 66, 71, 94, 134, 135, 173, 174, 175, 176
  • Torres, Pedro de
    Tapicero Mayor
    29
  • Tribulcio, Cardinal
    11, 13, 45, 92, 176
  • Trinitarios, Thomás de los, Padre Fray
    36
  • Tursa, Duke of
    Ambassador of Germany.
    100, 101, 102, 103, 104
  • Urbina, Pedro de, Bishop of Coria
    98, 101
  • Vacangel, Gabriel
    10
  • Valdivieso, Juan de
    Councillor of Town Council of Madrid.
    130, 133
  • Padre Prior de Valencia
    12, 106
  • Valenzuela y Núñez, Francisco
    Governor of Santa Agata and Bari in Naples.
    45
  • Vallejo
    23, 73, 134
  • Vazquez
    114
  • Vega y Menchaca Bermudez, Juan de, 3rd Count of Grajal
    A personal friend of both Luis de Haro and his wife doña Catalina Fernández de Córdoba.

    3, 31, 33
  • Velasco, Bernardino Fernández de, 7th Constable of Castile
    19, 133
  • Velasco, Luis de, 1st Marquis del Fresno
    brother of Constable of Castile. Married to Luisa Fajard (aunt of Juan Chacón Ponce de León). The reference in the letters is to a Luis de Velasco, Canon of Toledo, so it is possible this is not the same man.
    104, 108
  • Velasco de la Cueva, Juan de, 8th Count of Siruela
    Related to Alburquerque.
    9
  • Velasco Medinilla, Pedro de
    Probably related to Deigo Velasco Velázquez de Medinilla from Segovia.
    4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 139
  • Vélez de Guevara y Tassis, Iñigo, 8th Count of Oñate
    Married to Antonia Manrique de la Cerda (Medinaceli’s cousin)
    50, 156
  • Venice, Ambassador of
    9
  • Vera y Zúñiga, Juan Antonio de, 1st Count of La Roca
    Married to María de Vera y Tovar. Gentleman of the Boca, Councillor of State, War, Finance and Indies. Embassador in Savoy, Mantua and Venice. Well known writer and poet. 1645 returned to Spain from Venice. Supporter of Olivares. His mother was Miravel’s daughter. Died 10.10.1658.
    118
  • Vesga, Licenciado
    35, 37, 127, 129
  • Vianlo, Gerónimo
    98
  • Vicente, Sebastián
    1570-1650. Son of a doctor from Navarre. 1611 married daughter of Benito García Trasmiera. On the City Council of Madrid. Social climber. His children use the “don” and begin to be known as Vicente de Borja. Sebastián was responsible for the finances of the Retiro Palace. Established mayorazgos for himself and his children.
    1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 37, 38, 41, 44, 45, 46, 117
  • Villamaior, Francisco de
    Secretary to Cardinal Borja
    1, 110
  • Villanueva, Agustín de, Justicia de Aragón
    94, 157
  • Villanueva, Gerónimo de, Protonotary of Aragon
    64, 94, 153, 157, 158
  • Vilves, Antonio de
    110
  • Yepes y Rojas, Luis Alonso de
    Son of famous Royal aide in Flanders. Member of the Secretariat. Sent to Italy.
    37, 39, 42, 44
  • Zapata, Francisco y Juan y Diego
    Francisco was a Regidor of Hijosdalgo. Alcalde de la Hermandad por los Nobles in 1647. Sons of Barajas
    8, 10, 12, 16, 17, 53, 94, 95
  • Zapata de Cisneros, Francisco, Count of Barajas
    8, 12
  • Zúñiga y Mendoza, Juan Manuel Manrique de, Marquis of Valero
    138
  • Zúñiga y Velasco, Inés de, Duchess of San Lúcar
    5, 24, 30, 33, 63, 139, 158