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Antonio Pérez

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1534–1611 Also known as Antonio Pérez、Antonio Perez

Spanish statesman and long-trusted secretary of state to Philip II, controlling diplomacy, intelligence, and court correspondence;…

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  1. 1571–1575Madrid · SpainBy around 1571 Pérez was Philip II's closest counselor, coordinating post-Lepanto diplomacy, the intelligence network against England, and appointments of governors in the Netherlands, closely tied to General Juan de Escobedo and unmatched in court influence.
  2. 1576–1579El Escorial · SpainAfter Escobedo's assassination in 1578, Philip II suspected Pérez of masterminding it and ordered his arrest. Pérez still took part in the Portuguese succession negotiations before 1579, but court trust was broken; thereafter he endured trial, prison escape, and years of exile.
  3. 1580Lisbon · PortugalAt the crucial stage of Portugal's annexation in 1580, Pérez still traveled between Lisbon and Madrid as envoy, assisting Philip II with the António faction's resistance and matters of diplomatic recognition; this was his last major state business at the height of his power in Spain.

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