Corregidores malagueños durante la segunda mitad del siglo XVII

Given that Málaga was a fortified town, the Habsburg kings always preferred to appoint military men as corregidor of this municipality, who were also granted the titles capitán a guerra o governor. These men appointed by the King usually had a brilliant service record in their military career, were knights of military. Orders and some of them were members of the titled nobility.Dado el carácter de plaza fuerte militar de Málaga, los Austrias prefirieron poner al frente de su municipio corregidores que fueran hombres de capa y espada, a quienes también les otorgaban los títulos de capitán a guerra o gobernador. Estos enviados del rey solían tener una brillante hoja de servicios en su carrera militar, ser caballeros de las Ordenes militares y, algunos de ellos, formaban parte de la nobleza titulada