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The brave and courageous knight master Francisco de Villagra - Around a burial of San Juan del Mercado

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The chapel of the church of San Juan del Mercado in Benavente has your flooring dotted tombstone, last resting relevant people regarding the history of the temple, Commendation of the Order of the Hospital or illustrious sons of the town. Not appear to correspond with all original burials. By contrast, the aspect that follows shows that there have been several rearrangements of burial spaces. Some of these plaques has been partially mutilated to fit the dimensions of the others, probably after moving from another location. The last documented burial is that of the Bishop of Salamanca and Plasencia, Angel Lopez Ditches (1870-1924). The burial for the transfer of his remains in 1942 from Salamanca on the initiative of the City of Benavente.

This article is going to stop in gloss of these awards, particularly the one in third place to the right of the bishop benaventano. His condition is quite acceptable because, despite signs of wear Transit own parishioners, reading no difficulties.

The caption, written in capitals in the second half of the sixteenth century, is divided into two parts separated by a large central crest. The first six lines present a larger font and a loose matching the epigraphic field, while the following eleven are more variegated and have a font size much smaller. Add up to seventeen lines. Separation between words is done by simple interpunción. The central shield is bordered with pearls and corresponds to the promoter of the grave: Luis Rengifo, whose initials (LR) flanking the heraldic emblem. Traditional weapons name displayed on the first of the barracks in a field of gold a lion azure, silver bordure and eight blades of the same color. Reading, once developed, abbreviations, is:

IN THIS CHAPEL ARE

SEPVLTADOS THE NOBLE KNIGHTS

MVY

Toribio de Carbajal

AND FRAY SARIA Scots

COMMANDER OF RVBIALES

QVE THE

ENPEÇARON HEDIFI

AND FINISHING

CAR AND MEMORY

SV

THE DON Manifa

LVIS RENGIFO COMENDA

DOR DESTA ENCOMIENDA

CIVDAD

RODRIGO AND CONTROL

PUT THIS PIE

DRA AS LORD AND CHAPEL DESTA

Yglesias

Of the people mentioned in the text, both Luis Rengifo and Fray Toribio de Carbajal can be placed chronologically without too much difficulty. Luis Rengifo is presented as Commander of the Order of St. John in Benavente and Ciudad Rodrigo. We know that a character of that name went to the provincial chapter of Fuentelapeña held on July 29, 1530. Similarly, in a letter from Felipe II to the Bishop of Orense dated in 1569 mentions Luis Rengifo Engono with the position of Lieutenant of the Priors of the Order of San Juan. Regarding
Fray Toribio de Carbajal, commander of Rubiales, his figure is closely linked to the construction of San Juan del Mercado. A Gothic inscription engraved on the first pillar southwest of the church credited with building several pillars, probably of all decks and the roof of the main altar. The text identifies him as commander of Benavente, Vidayanes and Almazan, but perhaps in the name of the latter town lapicida error exists, because in the service of a document of the monastery of Nogales in 1468 is cited as commander Order of St. John in Benavente and Vidayanes, and master of Arrabalde. In 1487 the royal chancery of issuing a warrant sobrecarta Juan Maldonado, to make real execution of the commander Fray Toribio de Carvajal in the amount of which is still indebted to Juan González de Saldaña, a resident of Tordesillas, because of lease parcels Rioseco, Villela and San Juan del Camino belonging to the de Benavente. In 1489, Fray Toribio de Carvajal, commander of Benavente and Baylie de Olmos, leased to Peter Lake and Fray Diego Coronel the above parcels.

Increased interest awakens the third of our characters, Frey Alvaro de Sarria, not so much for himself but for the relevance of one of its descendants. Sarria was provided with the task of Benavente by the Grand Master of Rhodes. In 1510 would pass through difficulties the enjoyment of their income, as a royal commands Francisco Manrique, commander of Cerecinos and does not disturb the possession of his parcel. From various sources, some of which are cited below, we can make this Álvaro de Sarria father of the conqueror and governor of Chile Francisco de Villagra.
Francico de Villagra is considered one of the leading figures of the conquest and colonization of Chile. or arrived to Chile when Pedro de Valdivia ordered the conquest of that region or n. Was present at the Foundation or of Santiago in 1541, took various positions or in the government of the city, and defend toc or Michimalonco chief's assault in September of that to ñ o. He was governor of that land three times (1547-49, 1553-57 and 1561-63) and led several military companies aimed at exploring the territory and the increase in its jurisdiction.
of the trust placed in him by Pedro de Valdivia was reported in a letter in 1547 to the Emperor: "All í í Prove to Captain Francisco de Villagra n to , my teacher in the field, because you have Í a true servant and vassal by VM and jealous of his guilty ces to service, my lieutenant general, to be mindful of the guard, or ny pacificaci sustentaci or n the cities of Santiago and Serena and vassals of Your Majesty. "
catalog in the Indian Passenger Villagrá was recorded in 1537 en route to Peru, the son of Commander Ruy Dials and Ana de Villagra, neighbors Santervás de Campos (Valladolid). However, this information seems not accurate.
Section Military Order of the National Historical Archives preserves the record of the proofs presented by Villagrá in 1559 to obtain the habit of a Knight of Santiago. Some of the testimonies are contradictory, but overall very enlightening news show on the history of this character before joining Indies.
We know well that, indeed, Villagrá natural son of the said Alvaro de Sarria and Ana de Villagra. Most likely the existing obscurantism about his origins is due to the unorthodox sitiuación of their parents, as "when said Alvaro de Sarria had at the Francisco de Villagra was already in the habit of Saint Joan and said Ana de Villagra was single ". The fact of having taken his mother's surname should also contribute to confusion. The testimony of various witnesses questioned in the proofs insist that the future conqueror of Chile served in his youth the Marquis of Astorga and Count of Benavente, and was on the Day of Tunisia, 1535, fighting Barbarossa.

the absence of genealogy presented to the Council, Mr. Cisneros presented a letter giving notice of the ancestors of the claimant, reporting on the quality and the blood:

"The Marshal Francisco de Villagra, governor of the province of Chile he says your highness grant him the habit of the Order of Santiago and cedula Paresce the presents and pleads with him VA I ordered the necessary steps were necessary to the depositary. And for the record the nobility of his lineage, he says that he is the son of Alvaro de Sarria, commander of parcels Rubiales Villela and the Order of Santiago in the reign of Leo the qual forty years has died. And is the son of Ana de Villagra, natural and citizen of the town of San Jerba in the kingdom that the qual era when said Álvaro Donzella met her. And the commander said Alvaro de Sarria by more than seventy years aver that they say some who died was the son of a fellow Villacero and Leonor Gómez de Sarria his wife, were natural, citizen of the town of Villalpando. And others say that the said Alvaro de Sarria was the son of Antonio de Sarria, warden and governor of the said town of Villalpando and do not remember how he called his wife but first it is more certain, and that Ana de Villagra, mother of Francisco de Vilagran, daughter of Pedro de Villagra, commander of the Order of Santiago and Mudarra Ysabel, his wife, natives and residents of the village of San Gervasio. In a way that their parents probanza Francisco de Villagra and grandparents on her mother has to do in Sant Gerber and Villela Villalon two leagues and if anything more had been necessary in Villagra three leagues from San Gerber by the grandfather of Francisco de Villagra and is part of Sarra has to Hazer in Villalpando.

The chronicler Alonso de Góngora Marmolejo left us an interesting portrait of the character in his "History of Chile from discovery to the year 1575 ":

" was Francisco de Villagra to , when he died or , age of fifty-six to ñ os, Astorga natural son of a commander of the Order of Saint John, called Sarria. His father was not married, his mother was a principal of the name hidalgo to Villagra. Gobern or on behalf of Rey Don Felipe dos to ñ (...); and a half years was of medium height, round face, with much gravity and authority between blond beard, the color of the face sanguino; friend go well dressed and eating and drinking , enemy of the poor, was well cysts before that was governor, and bad cysts after s é it was. Quej to Banse d l é í hac am to s by their enemies because of atraellos as í than their friends, by whose observance dec í an enemy that was best for friend. It was vicious women and moh í not things of the war while living or was (...); friend of the little ten í a, Guardall; m to s was glad to receive me is that of giving. Muri or in the town of La Concepcion or n t 15 d as the month of July, one thousand and five hundred and sixty-three years ñ .

Alonso de Ercilla also gave him a Villagrá verses in "La Araucana"

Caudillo was and people's heads

Francisco Villagrán, a man had

by militia and wise enough,

with great diligence prevented;

Pedro de Valdivia was a lieutenant,

after him obeyed.

Images: 1. Church of San Juan del Mercado in Benavente, 2. Tombstone of Francisco de Carbajal and Alvaro de Sarria [sixteenth century], 3. Interior of San Juan del Mercado 4. Portrait of Francisco de Villagra and 5. Valdivia, Villagra and Ovalle Alderete as [1616].