García Sarmiento de Sotomayor
García Sarmiento de Sotomayor y Henriquez de Luna , Conde de Salvatierra , Marqués de Sobroso , Duke of Saviote (* around 1595 in La Cañiza, Galicia , Spain ; † June 26, 1659 in Lima ) was a Spanish officer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of New Spain and officiated as Viceroy of Peru .
Life
Origin and career in Europe
Sarmiento came from a noble family; his father Diego was given the hereditary title of Count of Salvatierra in 1612 and that of Marquis of Sobroso and Duke of Saviote in 1625. García Sarmiento first served at the court of King Philip IV. He took over military duties as captain of the infantry and cavalry in Lombardy and was accepted into the Order of Santiago .
In 1631 he took over the supreme command of the Galician infantry, which was intended for use in Flanders and in 1634 the king appointed him Maestre del Campo of Seville and commander of the Spanish navy there.
Sarmiento was married to Antonia de Acuña y Guzman.
Tenure as Viceroy of New Spain
In 1642, the then Viceroy of New Spain, Diego López de Pacheco Cabrera y Bobadilla , fell out of favor at the Spanish court. His cousin had been crowned King of Portugal as John IV , and the Spaniards suspected López de Pacheco of making common cause with the Portuguese. Philip IV therefore replaced him with the Sarmiento, who is known to be loyal.
Even before Sarmiento arrived in Mexico, the bishop of Puebla , Juan de Palafox y Mendoza , had disempowered and arrested Pacheco and led the viceroyalty on an interim basis.
Sarmiento took office in Mexico in November 1642. A great flood fell during his tenure in 1645.
Term of office as Viceroy of Peru
In 1648 the king appointed him Viceroy of Peru. He took over the office in Lima on September 20, 1648.
During his tenure, a severe earthquake fell in March 1650, which largely destroyed the city of Cuzco . In 1654 he had to have new coins minted after counterfeiters had put counterfeit coins with low precious metal content into circulation.
On February 24, 1655 he handed over his office to his successor. As a result of the war between Spain and England, the crossing to Europe seemed too dangerous and so Sarmiento stayed in Lima, where he died in 1659 after a serious illness.
literature
- Manuel de Mendiburu (1805-1885): Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú . tape 7 . Imprenta de J. Francisco Solis, Lima 1887, p. 255-258 ( Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes [accessed October 14, 2013]).
Web links
- Short biography (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Juan de Palafox y Mendoza |
Viceroy of New Spain 1642–1648 |
Marcos de Torres y Rueda |
| Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva |
Viceroy of Peru 1648–1655 |
Luis Enríquez de Guzmán |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sarmiento de Sotomayor, García |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sarmiento de Sotomayor y Henriquez de Luna, García; Conde de Salvatierra, Count of Salvatierra, Marqués de Sobroso, Duke of Saviote, Duque de Saviote |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viceroy of Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1595 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Cañiza, Galicia , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1659 |
| Place of death | Lima |