Count of La Conquista

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County of La Conquista
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Creation date6 March 1770
Created by Charles III of Spain
PeeragePeerage of Spain
First holder Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of La Conquista
Present holderJulio Manuel de Prado y Díez
StatusExtant
Don Mateo de Toro Zambrano Mateo de Toro y Zambrano.jpg
Don Mateo de Toro Zambrano

Count of La Conquista (Spanish: Conde de la Conquista) is an 18th-century Spanish hereditary title, famously held by Mateo de Toro Zambrano y Ureta, who was Royal Governor of Chile as well as President of the Government Junta of the Kingdom of Chile, which is generally seen as the first step of Chilean independence.

The title was created by King Charles III in 1770, based on Chilean estates to be inherited by primogeniture (Spanish: Mayorazgo) but was extinguished with the abolition of the nobility titles by the Chilean government after the Independence of that country from Spain. On March 5, 1857 it was revived by Queen Isabella II for the heir of the last holder.

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