Francisco de Alava y Nureña ( Spanish: Francisco de Álava y Nureña , 1567 -?) - Spanish military, governor of Chile.
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 Chilean Governors Francisco de Alava y Nureña, Pedro Osores de Ulloa , and Cristobal de la Cerda | |||||||
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| Monarch | Philip IV | ||||||
| Predecessor | Pedro Osores de Ulloa | ||||||
| Successor | Luis Fernandez de Cordoba and Arce | ||||||
| Birth | 1567 | ||||||
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Francisco de Alava and Nureña came to Chile from Peru in 1603 as captain of a company sent as reinforcements for the war with the Indians , but after some time returned to Peru. He reappeared in Chile after his brother Pedro Osores de Ulloa was appointed governor there. In September 1624, Uloa, before his death, named Alava-i-Nurenya as his successor, although he did not formally have the right to do so. Nevertheless, on September 19, 1624, the city council of Concepcion recognized Alava y Nurenya as interim governor of Chile. Then it was done by the Royal Audience of Santiago (the interim governor himself was on the border because of the war with the Indians , so Andres de Toro Masote represented him on the oath). Considering that defensive tactics would be perceived by the Indians as a sign of weakness, the new governor made several raids on Mapuche territory. Alarmed by rumors of an impending Dutch expedition to Chile, he strengthened Concepcion's fortifications.
Francisco de Alava and Nureña hoped that the king would approve him as permanent governor, but his hopes were not realized, and in May 1625 he had to transfer the cases to Luis Fernandez de Cordoba and Arce .