Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo

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Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo was a Spanish nobleman and colonial administrator best known for serving as viceroy in both New Spain and Peru at the turn of the 17th century.

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instanceOf Spanish nobleman ⓘ
colonial administrator ⓘ
human ⓘ
viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
viceroy of Peru ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, 5th Count of Monterrey ⓘ
appointedBy King Philip II of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Philip II of Spain

King Philip III of Spain ⓘ
linked to: Philip III of Spain
burialPlace Lima, Peru ⓘ
linked to: Lima
child Manuel de Acevedo y Zúñiga ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1560 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1606-02-16 ⓘ
endTime as Viceroy of New Spain: 1603 ⓘ
as Viceroy of Peru: 1606 ⓘ
era early 17th century ⓘ
late 16th century ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
memberOf Spanish nobility ⓘ
monarch Philip II of Spain ⓘ
Philip III of Spain ⓘ
name Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Zúñiga ⓘ
nobleTitle 5th Count of Monterrey ⓘ
notableEvent encouraged exploration and colonization in northern New Spain ⓘ
implemented administrative reforms in the Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
oversaw defense of New Spain against English privateers ⓘ
promoted fortification of the port of Veracruz ⓘ
supported missionary activity in New Spain ⓘ
notableFor governance of New Spain ⓘ
governance of Peru ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
placeOfBirth Monterrei, Galicia, Spain ⓘ
placeOfDeath Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Lima
positionHeld Count of Monterrey ⓘ
Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
Viceroy of Peru ⓘ
predecessor Luis de Velasco y Castilla (as Viceroy of Peru) ⓘ
Luis de Velasco, 2nd Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ
linked to: Luis de Velasco
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
spouse Inés de Velasco y Aragón ⓘ
startTime as Viceroy of New Spain: 1595 ⓘ
as Viceroy of Peru: 1604 ⓘ
successor Juan de Mendoza y Luna (as Viceroy of Peru) ⓘ
Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros ⓘ

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Viceroy of New Spain → officeHeldBy → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
House of Zúñiga → notableMember → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
Zúñiga family → notableMember → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo → name → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ
Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo → alsoKnownAs → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, 5th Count of Monterrey ⓘ
linked to: Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo
Monterrey → namedAfter → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, 5th Count of Monterrey ⓘ
subject linked to: Monterey, Mexico
linked to: Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo
City of Monterrey → namedAfter → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo, 5th Count of Monterrey ⓘ
linked to: Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo
Luis de Velasco y Castilla → successor → Gaspar de Zúñiga y Acevedo ⓘ