A man of the sea, one of whose ancestors was Juan Sebastián Elcano's executor. He became general of the Cantabrian squadron and director of the shipyards of Santiago in the Urola and those of Pasaia and Lezo until 1600 or 1601, when he died in Madrid. He was . From his hands came the ship San Juan Bautista, Admiral Aramburu's flagship, among others.