Luis de Velasco y Castilla
Luis de Velasco y Castilla, marqués de Salinas , also with the addition of the name: el joven , hijo , (German: the younger , the son ) to distinguish it from his father (* 1539 in Carrión de los Condes , Spain ; † 1617 in Seville ) was a Spanish diplomat and officer who served as Viceroy of New Spain and Peru .
Life
Velasco was born in Spain as the son of the future conquistador of the same name, Luis de Velasco . In 1590 he was appointed Viceroy of New Spain. He achieved peace with the Indians; During his tenure fell the founding of the settlements in Jalisco , Guanajuato , Zacatecas and San Luis Potosí .
As Viceroy of Peru (from 1599) he too had to continue the war with the rebellious Mapuche . In 1607 he was again appointed viceroy to Mexico; Sebastián Vizcaíno's expedition , which led to Japan , fell during his second term in office .
After his return to Europe, he received a seat on the Indian Council of the Spanish Crown.
literature
- Juana Vázquez Gómez: Dictionary of Mexican Rulers, 1325–1997 . Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport CT 1997, ISBN 0-313-30049-6 , pp. 24-25 ( Google Books ).
Web links
- Short biography (Spanish)
- Short biography (Spanish)
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Manrique de Zuñiga |
Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) 1590–1595 |
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo |
| Juan Manuel de Mendoza y Luna |
Viceroy of New Spain (Mexico) 1607–1611 |
García Guerra |
| García Hurtado de Mendoza |
Viceroy of Peru 1596–1604 |
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velasco y Castilla, Luis de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Luis de Velasco Hijo; Luis de Velasco el joven; Luis de Velasco the Younger; Luis de Velasco's son; Marqués de Salinas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Viceroy of Mexico, Viceroy of Peru |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1539 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Carrión de los Condes |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1617 |
| Place of death | Seville |