Jorge de Eguía y Lumbe's title of governor of the castle of San Ildefonso de Arauco (Chile)

During the long war of Arauco, in Chile, between Spaniards and Mapuches, Jorge de Eguía was appointed officer in command and governor of the fortress of San Ildefonso de Arauco by the Royal Governor Francisco Francisco López de Zúñiga. The rite of homage to the king that the granting of such an important title required was performed the day after the appointment (back of the document). Family Hoces.