Guillén Peraza de Ayala
Guillén Peraza de Ayala y Rojas (1488-1565) was a Spanish nobleman and ruler of La Gomera and El Hierro in the Canary Islands.
Guillén Peraza | |
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| Born | Guillén Peraza de Ayala y Rojas c. 1488 |
| Died | 1565 (77 years old) |
| Other names | Guillén Peraza de Ayala |
| Occupation(s) | Count, Territorial lord |
| Title | First Count of La Gomera and Lord of El Hierro |
| Predecessor | Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ulloa-Ossorio |
| Spouse | Beatriz Fernández de Saavedra |
| Children | Catalina Peraza de Ayala y Saavedra |
| Parent(s) | Hernán Peraza The Younger and Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ulloa/Ossorio |
Biography
Guillén Peraza was born in 1488 in Seville as a member of the Peraza family that was influential in the early history and conquest of the Canary Islands.[1]
His father was Hernán Peraza the Younger, Lord of La Gomera, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, and Lanzarote. His mother was Beatriz de Bobadilla y Ulloa of the prominent Bobadilla family.
Through his high-level family contacts, he was elevated from the title of territorial lord to the first Count of La Gomera in 1515 by Queen Joanna and Emperor Carlos V.[2][3] He also retained the title of Lord of El Hierro.[1]
Personal life
Peraza married Beatriz Fernández de Saavedra in 1514 and the couple had one child together, a daughter, Catalina Peraza de Ayala y Saavedra the same year.[1] He had a son Baltazar who died in Peru in 1556.
He died in June 1565 in Madrid at the age of 77.[1]
References
- "Guillén PERAZA DE AYALA, I conde de la Gomera, señor de El Hierro n. 1488 Sevilla f. Jun 1565 Madrid: Tabla de Parentescos de don Fernando de Castilla". castilla.maxerco.es.
- Haro, Alonso Lopez de (June 9, 1622). "Nobiliario genealógico de los reyes y titulos de Espan̂a..." por Luis Sanchez – via Google Books.
- "» Guía de Títulos".