Pedro Verdugo, 2nd Count of Torrepalma

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Verdugo de Albornoz and the second or maternal family name is Ursúa.

The Most Excellent Pedro Verdugo de Albornoz 2nd Count of Torrepalma
Born	Pedro Verdugo de Albornoz Ursúa (1657-11-22)22 November 1657 Carmona, Spain
Died	3 October 1720(1720-10-03) (aged 62) Granada, Spain
Seat X of the Real Academia Española
In office 6 June 1715 – 3 October 1720
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Fernando de Bustillos y Azcona

Pedro Verdugo de Albornoz Ursúa, 2nd Count of Torrepalma (22 November 1657–3 October 1720) was a Spanish noble and academician.

Life and career

He was a knight of the Order of Alcantara since 1668, and on the death of his father Alonso Verdugo y Albornoz (1623–1680) he became the second count of Torrepalma. Between 1715 and 1720 he was a member of the Real Academia Española de la Lengua, the organization charged with setting standards for the Spanish language, which had been founded only three years prior in 1712 by King Philip V of Spain.

He was born in Carmona, in the province of Sevilla, and baptised in Seville on November 22, 1657. He was the father of Alonso Verdugo de Castilla (1706–1767), the third count of Torrepalma, who was also a member of the royal academy from 1740 to 1767.