Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna explained

thumb|Fernando de Mendoza y Mate de Luna.

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

• Castiglione, Antonio Virgilio: "Historia de Santiago del Estero: Muy Noble Ciudad: Siglos XVI, XVII y XVIII", Santiago del Estero, A.V. Castiglione, 2012. .
• 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. .

Notes and References

1. http://www.portaldesalta.gov.ar/gobernadores/matedeluna.html Fernando de Mendoza Mate de Luna
2. Lozano, Pedro: "Historia de la conquista del Paraguay, Río de la Plata y Tucumán", Imp. Popular, 1875.