Pedro accompanied his father during the fighting in Granada, and saw him die in 1501 during the uprising by the Moriscos in the Alpujarras.

He succeeded his father as 9th Lord of Cañete, 7th Lord of Priego, Aguilar de la Frontera, Puente de Don Gonzalo, Monturque, Castillo Anzur and Montilla, and 2nd Lord of Carcabuey and Santa Cruz.

In December 1501, in posthumous tribute to his father, the Catholic Monarchs raised the rank of these domains to the Marquisate of Priego.

They gave him the title of 1st Marquis of Priego and a grant of 300,000 maravedis.

He was Alcalde mayor (Chief Justice) and Alguacil mayor (Chief of Police) of Córdoba, Alcalde mayor of Antequera, Alcaide (Governor) of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, of Antequera and of Alcalá la Real.

One of Priego's first acts was to sign a defensive alliance with Diego Deza, Archbishop of Seville, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, the Count of Cabra and the Count of Urueña.

The threats were not named, but it is clear that the pact was to defend their privileges against two new instruments created by the Catholic Kings, the corregimientos and the inquisition.

In 1500 Montalbán was the property of Doña Beatriz de Montemayor and her husband Fernán Yáñez de Badajoz (Alcaide Mayor of Écija).

The estate was depopulated, and they decided to convert the land to pasture.

The new Marquis of Priego felt that Montalbán was within his jurisdiction and was strategically important to his Señorío of Aguilar in the disputed region bordering La Rambla.

Priego and his cousins of Montemayor were on bad terms at the time, so he arranged for another relative, the Alcaide de los Donceles, to buy the castle and town of Montalbán.

The sale was made at the huge price of  three million maravedis, and the rights to Montalbán were transferred to Priego in 1503.

He commissioned his servant Luis Alvárez to distribute the farmland and vineyards to newcomers, and within forty years the population was over 500 families.
Pedro accompanied his father during the fighting in Granada, and saw him die in 1501 during the uprising by the Moriscos in the Alpujarras.
He succeeded his father as 9th Lord of Cañete, 7th Lord of Priego, Aguilar de la Frontera, Puente de Don Gonzalo, Monturque, Castillo Anzur and Montilla, and 2nd Lord of Carcabuey and Santa Cruz.
In December 1501, in posthumous tribute to his father, the Catholic Monarchs raised the rank of these domains to the Marquisate of Priego.
They gave him the title of 1st Marquis of Priego and a grant of 300,000 maravedis.
He was Alcalde mayor (Chief Justice) and Alguacil mayor (Chief of Police) of Córdoba, Alcalde mayor of Antequera, Alcaide (Governor) of the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, of Antequera and of Alcalá la Real.
One of Priego's first acts was to sign a defensive alliance with Diego Deza, Archbishop of Seville, the Duke of Medina Sidonia, the Count of Cabra and the Count of Urueña.
The threats were not named, but it is clear that the pact was to defend their privileges against two new instruments created by the Catholic Kings, the corregimientos and the inquisition.
In 1500 Montalbán was the property of Doña Beatriz de Montemayor and her husband Fernán Yáñez de Badajoz (Alcaide Mayor of Écija).
The estate was depopulated, and they decided to convert the land to pasture.
The new Marquis of Priego felt that Montalbán was within his jurisdiction and was strategically important to his Señorío of Aguilar in the disputed region bordering La Rambla. 
Priego and his cousins of Montemayor were on bad terms at the time, so he arranged for another relative, the Alcaide de los Donceles, to buy the castle and town of Montalbán.
The sale was made at the huge price of  three million maravedis, and the rights to Montalbán were transferred to Priego in 1503.
He commissioned his servant Luis Alvárez to distribute the farmland and vineyards to newcomers, and within forty years the population was over 500 families.
Pedro Fernández de Córdoba y Pacheco