Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias

Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias (17 December 1642 – c. 1716) was a Spanish military officer and nobleman.

[1] In 1693 he unsuccessfully defended Charleroi against the French, becoming Capitán General de Guipúzcoa in 1696.

In the same year he became the governor of the small Spanish territory of Ceuta on the north African coast.

In 1702 he had to travel across the Straits of Gibraltar to become the captain-general of the southern tip of Iberia known as Andalucia.

[1] From June to July 1704 he invaded Portugal and conquered Castelo de Vide and Marvão.

Francisco Castillo Fajardo, 2nd Marquis of Villadarias
Coat of arms of Charles II of Spain (left) and the Marquis of Villadarias (right) over a gate in the Royal Walls of Ceuta . It is dated in 1699, when Francisco Castillo Fajardo was the Governor of Ceuta .