Francisco de Quiñones (soldier)

Later rescued by means of the payment of a large ransom, he continued as a soldier fighting in Italy and Flanders.

On his return to Spain, Quiñones married Grimanesa de Mogrovejo, sister of the inquisidor of Granada, later canonized as Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo.

When this monk was promoted to the rank of archbishop of Lima, Quiñones went to Peru, in 1580, as part of his retinue.

Thanks to the protection of the archbishop, Quiñones soon became maestre de campo and general commissioner of the cavalry.

Quiñones was designated Royal Governor of Chile by the Viceroy of Peru, Luis de Velasco, after finding out about the death of Martín García Óñez de Loyola at the hands of the forces of the Mapuche toqui Pelantaro, in the Battle of Curalaba.