Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo

Third adelantado of the Canaries · c. 1506–1556

Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo
ConquistaHistory16th CenturyAtlantic adelantado

Third adelantado of the Canaries

Born in La Laguna, he became third adelantado of the Canaries and took part in the American enterprise of Santa Marta and the New Kingdom of Granada.

Historical role

Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo belongs to the first nobility born within Canarian colonial society. His career shows how La Laguna and Tenerife acted as a family, administrative and military platform for projects in America. As third adelantado, he links the consolidation of island power with expansion towards Santa Marta and the New Kingdom of Granada.

Timeline

  1. c. 1506He was born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna within the family circle of the Canarian adelantados.
  2. 1536He inherited the adelantamiento after Pedro Fernández de Lugo's death in Santa Marta.
  3. 1556Alonso Luis Fernández de Lugo dies.

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