Martín de Telleria
Martín de Tellería y Arancibia | |
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Personal details | |
Born |
1610s Guipúzcoa, Spain |
Died |
1690s Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation | Government |
Profession | Navigator |
Religion | Catholicism |
Martín de Telleria (XVII century) was a Basque nobleman in the service of the Spanish Crown. He served as Navigator, Captain,[1] and as Governor of the Margarita Island, during The Spanish colonization of the Americas.[2]
Biography
Telleria was born in Guipúzcoa, (Spain), son of Santiago de Telleria.[3] He was appointed on February 19, 1669, as Governor of Isla de Margarita,[4] some sources said who the name Castillo San Carlos de Borromeo was given by the governor of Margarita, Martin de Telleria, in honor of King Charles II.[5] Telleria remained in office until December 1671.[6]
Martín Telleria had also served for the Viceroyalty of Peru, in July 1659 he had departed from the port of San Sebastián, bound for Buenos Aires.[7] The crew had arrived at the port of the city in 1660, aboard the Ship "Nuestra Señora de Aranzazu".[8] Telleria had been authorized by the King of Spain, to lead arms, ammunition and two companies of infantry to reinforce the Fort of Buenos Aires.[9]
References
- ↑ Publicaciones de la Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos de la Universidad de Sevilla, Volumen 15. Escuela de Estudios Hispano-Americanos, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
- ↑ Historia colonial de Venezuela: exposición bibliográfica-documental. Academia Nacional de la Historia (Venezuela). Biblioteca.
- ↑ Registro estadístico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Volumen 12. Provincia de Buenos Aires.
- ↑ Libro de La Asunción. Fundación Cultural Conferry.
- ↑ Isla, sol y leyenda. Editorial Arte, 1966.
- ↑ Historia de Venezuela: La estructura provincial. Italgráfica.
- ↑ Las primeras experiencias comerciales del Plata: el comercio marítimo, 1580-1700. Raúl A. Molina.
- ↑ Historia, Números 42-45.
- ↑ Historia de Donostia-San Sebastián. Miguel Artola.