The Early Life of Luis de Velasco, the Younger: The Future Viceroy as Boy and Young Man

This investigation focuses on the early life of Luis de Velasco, the younger. Many historical works propose that Velasco traveled to New Spain when he was a boy along with his father entourage. This research work proves that, on the contrary, he lived in Spain, England and the Netherlands before arr...

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Autor: Schwaller, John F.
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios de Historia Novohispana
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3598
Acesso em linha:https://novohispana.historicas.unam.mx/index.php/ehn/article/view/3598
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Luis de Velasco
viceroy
Martín Cortés
colonial society
viceroyalty politics
virrey
sociedad colonial
política virreinal
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Resumo:This investigation focuses on the early life of Luis de Velasco, the younger. Many historical works propose that Velasco traveled to New Spain when he was a boy along with his father entourage. This research work proves that, on the contrary, he lived in Spain, England and the Netherlands before arriving at New Spain. He was member of a group of young noblemen who escorted Prince Philip before his ascent to Spain’s throne. Once in Mexico, Velasco the younger took his own role within the colonial society. In this article, his personal friends, his political relations after the marriages of his sister and uncle, the social group around the viceroy palace and his own matrimonial selection, are analyzed. Likewise, the article ends with an analysis of Velasco’s role in the conspiracy of Martín Cortés.