Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza
Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza y Cabrera 2nd Marqués of Cañete (* around 1510 in Cuenca , Castile , Spain ; † March 30, 1561 ( according to other sources: September 14, 1560 ) in Lima , Viceroyalty of Peru ) was a Spanish officer who was from Officiated as Viceroy of Peru from 1556 to 1561 .
Life
Hurtado comes from an influential noble family. Under Charles V he made a remarkable career in the European theaters of war. In 1532 he married Magdalena Manrique. With the death of his father Diego in 1542 Andrés inherited the title of Marquis of Cañete .
His time in America began in Panama , where he participated in the crackdown on insurrections.
During his tenure as viceroy, the civil war that Hernández Girón had started came to an end. 1556 he appointed his son García Hurtado de Mendoza for governor in Chile .
A large number of new settlements were established under his rule, including Cuenca in Ecuador. He also founded social institutions in Lima such as the Convent of San Juan de la Penitencia, where poor mestizo women were taught, and the San Andrés Hospital, where he had the mummies of Viracocha Inca , Pachacútec Yupanqui and Huayna Cápac housed.
He also ordered the expedition led by Pedro de Ursúa , which was to go in search of the legendary gold country El Dorado from 1559 .
His meeting with the Inca Sayri Túpac on January 5, 1560, which he received with all honors, counts as his greatest diplomatic achievement . In return for giving up the title of Sapa Inka and a Christian baptism, Sayri Túpac received the title of Prince of Yucay and the legitimation of his marriage to his sister Cusi Huarcay.
Hurtado ruled with a hard hand and often opposed his co-rulers. His draconian dealings with indigenous rebels and opposition members may have served King Philip II as an occasion to replace him with the supposedly more conciliatory Diego López de Zúñiga . Hurtado died shortly after receiving news of his recall.
Web links
- Short biography at Biografias y Vidas (Spanish) - accessed March 19, 2012
- Family History at Grandes de España (Spanish) - Accessed March 19, 2012
- Biography at Arte Historia (Spanish) - Accessed March 19, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ Historia del Perú: Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza. Retrieved April 21, 2019 (European Spanish).
- ^ David Pino: Las Momias del Hospital Real de San Andrés. Retrieved April 21, 2019 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Melchor Bravo de Saravia |
Viceroy of Peru 1556–1561 |
Diego López de Zúñiga |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hurtado de Mendoza, Andrés |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish officer; Viceroy of Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1510 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cuenca , Castile , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 14, 1560 or March 30, 1561 |
| Place of death | Lima , Viceroyalty of Peru |