Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquess of Santillana was a Castilian politician and poet who held an important position in society and literature during the reign of John II of Castile.
Jorge Ingles, A portrait of the donor Don Íñigo López de Mendoza, Marqués de Santillana from the Altarpiece of Buitrago, c. 1455
Possible portrait of the Marquess of Santillana
the house where Leonor Lasso de la Vega gave birth to Íñigo López de Mendoza, in Carrión de los Condes (Palencia)
Pedro González de Mendoza
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Pedro González de Mendoza was a Spanish cardinal, soldier, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olmedo. In 1468
Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana
…With this union, he acquired great fortune and became one of the most powerful nobles of his time. His sixth son from the marriage would one day become Cardinal Mendoza. As a politician, Don Íñigo remained loyal to Juan II throughout his life, for which he was richly rewarded with land and the title of Marquess of…
Portrait of Cardinal Mendoza by Juan Rodríguez de Segovia (c. 1484).