Juan Pacheco

Juan Fernández Pacheco y Téllez Girón, 1st Duke of Escalona (1419 in Belmonte – 1 October 1474 in Trujillo), was a Castilian noble of Portuguese descent who rose to power in the last years of the reign of Juan II of Castile and came to dominate the government of Castile during the reign of Juan II’s son and successor Henry IV of Castile. Created The 1st Duke of Escalona in 1472, his other titles included, among others, Marquess of Villena and Master of the Order of Santiago. Between 1445 and 1472, he was styled as El Marqués de Villena (The Marquess of Villena).

Juan Pacheco

Juan Fernández Pacheco y Téllez Girón, 1st Duke of Escalona (1419 in Belmonte – 1 October 1474 in Trujillo), was a Castilian noble of Portuguese descent who rose to power in the last years of the reign of Juan II of Castile and came to dominate the government of Castile during the reign of Juan II’s son and successor Henry IV of Castile. Created The 1st Duke of Escalona in 1472, his other titles included, among others, Marquess of Villena and Master of the Order of Santiago. Between 1445 and 1472, he was styled as El Marqués de Villena (The Marquess of Villena).