Diego Carrillo de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Gelves
The Marquess of Gélves | |
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| Viceroy of New Spain | |
| In office September 21, 1621 – November 1, 1624 | |
| Monarch | Philip IV |
| Valido | Baltasar de Zúñiga Count-Duke of Olivares |
| Preceded by | Diego Fernández de Córdoba |
| Succeeded by | Rodrigo Pacheco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1570 Valladolid, Spain |
| Died | c. 1631 Madrid, Spain |
Don Diego Carrillo de Mendoza y Pimentel, 1st Marquess of Gélves (Spanish: Diego Pimentel y Toledo, primer marqués de Gélves y conde consorte de Priego, capitán-general de la caballería de Milán, Asistente de Sevilla, caballero de Santiago y comendador de Villanueva de la Fuente) (unknown year, Aragon – 1631) was a Spanish cavalry general, viceroy of Aragon, and viceroy of New Spain. He held the latter position from September 21, 1621 to January 15, 1624 or November 1, 1624.