Alonso Turrillo de Yebra: Difference between revisions

'''Alonso Turrillo de Yebra''' was a Spanish military engineer and architect, at the service of the kings [[Philip II of Spain|Felipe II]], [[Philip III of Spain|Felipe III]] and [[Philip IV of Spain|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 de Colombia|Casa de la Moneda]]'' or ''[[Old Mint of Colombia|Casa de Moneda]]'' is spanishSpanish for mint (coin) (literally, house of money) in the [[New Kingdom of Granada]]. Turrillo became the first royal treasurer of [[Santa Fe, Bogotá|Santafe]] de Bogotá.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/articulo?codigo=1290015|title=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)|first=Francisco de Paula|last=Pérez Sindreu|date=May 24, 1995|journal=Acta numismàtica|issue=25|pages=143–156|via=dialnet.unirioja.es}}</ref><ref>Hernández de Alba, G., Echeverri Correa, H. (1980). Centro cívico de Bogotá. Colombia: Senado de la República, Oficina de Asesores.</ref>

Turillo was an official in [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena de Indias]] and, Superintendent CaptianCaptain of the Spanish Empire.