Juan de Peñaloza
Juan de Peñaloza y Benavides , (also Peñalosa ) (* around 1625 in Molina de Aragón , Spain ; † March 1, 1709 in Lima , today Peru ) was a Spanish lawyer and colonial administrator who served as viceroy of Peru .
Life
Peñaloza came from Spain and came from the lower nobility. His parents were Juan de Peñaloza and Jerónima Manuela de Benavides. He received a legal education in Spain. He went to South America in 1660 and initially served as fiscal at the Real Audiencia de Quito . In 1671 he moved to the Real Audiencia of Lima , where he was later promoted to Oidor .
When the viceroy Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega died in September 1705, Peñaloza took over the office as president and senior Oidor on an interim basis .
His term of office lasted almost two years and was determined internally by a strict austerity course. In terms of foreign policy, it was important to cushion the consequences of the War of the Spanish Succession .
In July 1707 Peñaloza handed over the office of viceroy to his regular successor, Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau , who was sent from Spain . He was named Consejero de Su Majestad in honor of 1708 and died the following year.
literature
- Manuel de Mendiburu (1805-1885): Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú . tape 6 . Imprenta J. Francisco Solis, Lima 1885, p. 260-263 ( Cervantes Virtual [accessed February 10, 2015]).
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega |
Viceroy of Peru (acting) 1705–1707 |
Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peñaloza, Juan de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Peñaloza y Benavides, Juan de; Peñalosa y Benavides, Juan de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viceroy of Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1625 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Molina de Aragon |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1, 1709 |
| Place of death | Lima |