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3 unusual facts about Mariana of Austria


Juan Henríquez de Villalobos

Juan Henríquez de Villalobos (1630 - † Madrid, 1689); Spanish soldier and administrator who, after participation in various European wars, was designated as governor of Chile by Mariana of Austria.

Mariana of Austria

After a marriage by proxy, they were wedded on 7 October 1649 in Navalcarnero, near Madrid, and spent their wedding night at El Escorial.

Mariana Trench

The Mariana Trench is named for the nearby Mariana Islands (in turn named Las Marianas in honor of Spanish Queen Mariana of Austria, widow of Philip IV of Spain).


Spanish Council of State

It has a great influence during the reigns of Charles I (and Philip II and later during the regency of Mariana of Austria (1665–1675).


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