1 6 ) ▁and ▁went ▁through ▁the ▁exact ing ▁ad mission ▁process ▁to ▁a ▁Military ▁Order , ▁don ning ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Santiago ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁. ▁But ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁Fernando , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Juan ▁Diego ▁moved ▁to ▁Val encia , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Tre as urer ▁of ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁( custom arily ▁named ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Val encia ) ▁and ▁of ▁its ▁Army ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ' s ▁Council ▁at ▁the ▁Cont ad ur ía ▁Mayor ▁. ▁Finally , ▁Miguel ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁( 1 6 9 7 - 1 7 6 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁scholar ▁at ▁Sal aman ca ▁( 1 7 1 9 - 1 7 3 0 ), ▁judge ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Chan cell ery ▁of ▁Vall ad olid ▁( 1 7 3 8 ), ▁Knight ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Santiago ▁( 1 7 4 0 ) ▁and ▁Dean ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁military ▁orders ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 7 ▁▁▁ ▁Both ▁Fernando ▁and ▁Juan ▁Diego ▁Ver des - Mont en eg ro ▁joined ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁Nob ility ▁by ▁marriage . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁Juan ▁Diego ▁married ▁Marian na ▁Tar reg a ▁y ▁San z ▁de ▁la ▁LL osa , ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁the ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Mal fer it , ▁whose ▁line age ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁Re con quest ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom