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Captain Alonso Turrillo de Yebra | |
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| Nationality |  Spain |
| Occupation(s) | Military, Architect, Superintendent Captaincy & Governor |
| Era | 16th century |
| Known for | Cartagena & Santa Fé Mint |
| Title | 1° Treasurer of Santa Fe, New Kingdom of Granada |
| Successor | Antonio Vergara Azcárate y Dávila |
| Spouse | Maria de Vergara Azcárate |
Alonso Turrillo de Yebra was a Spanish military engineer and architect, at the service of the kings Felipe II, Felipe III and Felipe IV. Turrillo became the first royal treasurer of Madrid in 1607 and later arrived to the new Kingdom of Granada in 1621 with a royal order that accredited him to create the first Mint of Casa de la Moneda or Casa de Moneda is Spanish for mint (coin) (literally, house of money) in the New Kingdom of Granada. Turrillo became the first royal treasurer of Santafe de Bogotá.[1][2]
Turillo was an official in Cartagena de Indias and, Superintendent Captain of the Spanish Empire.
- ^ Pérez Sindreu, Francisco de Paula (May 24, 1995). "Alonso Turrillo de Yebra. Fundador y primer Tesorero de las Casas de Moneda de Cartagena y Santa Fé, en el Nuevo Reino de Granada. Primeras labores (1620-1634)". Acta numismàtica (25): 143–156 – via dialnet.unirioja.es.
- ^ Hernández de Alba, G., Echeverri Correa, H. (1980). Centro cívico de Bogotá. Colombia: Senado de la República, Oficina de Asesores.