▁brothers ▁purs ued ▁high ▁profile ▁care ers ▁as ▁civil ▁servants ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Bour bon ▁regime ▁established ▁in ▁Spain ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁Su cc ession . ▁Fernando ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁( 1 6 8 2 - 1 7 4 1 ) ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Count - D u ke ▁of ▁Ben av ente , ▁territorial ▁lord ▁of ▁P ue bla ▁de ▁San ab ria , ▁shortly ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death . ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 7 1 6 , ▁he ▁provided ▁proof ▁of ▁nob ility ▁ ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Cal atra va . ▁The ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁royal ▁service ▁at ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Cont ad ur ía ▁Mayor ▁( a ▁financial ▁control ▁body ) ▁and ▁stead ily ▁clim bed ▁the ▁ranks ▁until ▁being ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁( Secret ario ▁del ▁Desp ach o ▁Universal ▁de ▁Ha ci enda ) ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 4 . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁Fernando ▁joined ▁the ▁powerful ▁Royal ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ies ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 ▁he ▁was ▁again ▁appointed ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁to ▁king ▁Philip ▁V ▁during ▁his ▁second ▁reign .. ▁His ▁younger ▁brother ▁Juan ▁Diego ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁( 1 6 9 0 - 1 7 6 3 ) ▁followed ▁his ▁steps . ▁He ▁also ▁entered ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁the ▁Count - D u ke ▁of ▁Ben av ente ▁( 1 7