| Guillén Peraza | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guillén Peraza de Ayala y Rojas c. 1488 Sevilla |
| Died | 1565 (77 years old) Madrid |
| 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 |
| Family | Peraza family |
Guillén Peraza de Ayala y Rojas (1488-1565) was a Spanish nobleman and ruler of La Gomera and El Hierro in the Canary Islands.
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.
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. He also retained the title of Lord of El Hierro.
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. He had a son Baltazar who died in Peru in 1556.
He died in June 1565 in Madrid at the age of 77.
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.
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