Pedro de la Roca de Borja
Pedro de la Roca de Borja or Pedro de la Roca y Borja[1] was a Spanish noble and the colonial governor of Santiago de Cuba from 1637 to 1640[2] or 1643. He was a member of the prestigious House of Borja family.[citation needed]
In 1637, Pedro de la Roca de Borja took over the Spanish governorship of Santiago de Cuba from . He was succeeded as the city's governor by Bartolomé de Osuna in December 1643.[3]
Legacy[]
view of the castle
The Castillo de San Pedro de la Roca overlooking the entry to the Bay of Santiago and serving as a defense against raiding pirates and colonial competitors was named in his honor.
References[]
- ^ HenríquezUreña, Max; Vega, Matías; Morillo, Manuel María (1931). El libro de Santiago de Cuba: Resumen Histórico-Descriptivo Compuesto Bajo la Dirección de Max Henríquez Ureña. Volume 1. Barcelona: Ediciones Archipiélago. p. 71. Retrieved 21 June 2016 – via Indiana University.
|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Wright, Irene Aloha (1918). Santiago de Cuba and Its District (1607-1640): Villaverde. Estab. tip. de F. Peña Cruz. Retrieved 21 June 2016 – via New York Public Library.
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- ^ Macias Domínguez, Isabelo (1978). Cuba en la primera mitad del siglo XVII. Editorial CSIC. p. 239. ISBN 840004391X. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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