Fernando Álvarez de Toledo
(c. 1550–1645)

Biographical

Alcalde of Chillán 1599
Alguacil Mayor de la Gobernación de Chillán 1590
Captain

Fernando migrated to Chile in 1562 with his mother and siblings, and alongside his military and political career, he was also a poet and chronicler. He owned lands in Angostura and an encomienda in San Juan de Cuyo.

Place of birth: Seville
Place of burial: Cathedral of Santiago, Chile

Son of Francisco de Toledo and María de Toledo, he married Jerónima de Lemos, and by her had issue:
• Francisco (see)
• Gaspar, dsp
• Teresa de Lemos y Toledo, married 1621 to Alonso del Pozo (his second wife; †1645, with issue
• Constanza, †>1690, married c. 1622 to Jerónimo del Pozo (†>1666), with issue
• María, †>1670, married >1643 to Juan Pareja de Llanes, with issue
• Mariana, a nun

Fernando also had an illegitimate issue by an unnamed indigenous lady:
• Gonzalo Álvarez de Toledo
• Leonor de Toledo, †>1659, married firstly to Antonio Lucen, and secondly to Pedro Bernal Hurtado (†>1635), with issue by both