Francisco de Borja y Aragon, conde de Rebolledo, principe de Esquilache (1581, Madrid—September 26, 1658, Madrid) was a Spanish writer, official in the court of King Philip III of Spain, and, from December 18, 1615 to December 31, 1621, viceroy of Peru.
Borja y Aragon was a descendent of King Ferdinand of Aragon and of Alexander Borgia (Pope Alexander VI). He was also related to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Saint Francis Borgia. Born and educated in Spain, he became an important official in the Spanish court. He was knight commander of the military Order of Santiago and lord of the bedchamber to the king. He was also known as a man of letters. He was appointed viceroy of Peru in 1614.
In Peru, he reorganized the University of San Marcos. He also founded, in Cuzco, the Colegio del Principe for sons of the Indigenous nobility and the Colegio de San Francisco for sons of the conquistadors. He established the Tribunal del Consulado, a special court and administrative body for commercial affairs in the viceroyalty. He also strengthened the navy and the artillery and gave a great impulse to mining in the district of Chucuito, thereby increasing the revenue of the government of the colony.
In 1617 he divided the government of Rio de la Plata into two, Buenos Aires and Paraguay, both dependencies of the Viceroyalty of Peru. He was a supporter of the Jesuits, and collaborated with them in the suppression of idolatry and witchcraft.
On the death of his patron, Philip III, Borja y Aragon returned to Spain, embarking on December 31, 1621. There he dedicated himself to poetry, reworking and publishing some of the poems of his youth and writing new works in verse and prose. He died in Madrid in 1658.
The people of Lima knew him as el Virrey poeta (The Poet Viceroy) because of his literary talent.
Literary works
- Naples recuperada por el Rey Alfonso (Naples Regained by King Alphonse [V?]). Epic poem in eight-line stanzas and 12 cantos, 1651.
- Obras en Verso (Works in Verse). Antwerp, 1654.
- Oraciones y Meditaciones de la Vida de Jesucristo (Speeches and Meditations on the Life of Jesus Christ; Brussels, 1661).
Miguel de Cervantes included an appreciation of Borja y Aragon's works in his Viaje del Parnaso. Madrid, 1614.
References
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External links
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