Lope García de Castro

E100045

Lope García de Castro was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator who served as interim viceroy of Peru, overseeing governance and exploration in the region.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial administrator
human
politician
appointedBy Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Spain
dateOfBirth 1516
dateOfDeath 1576
employer Council of the Indies NERFINISHED
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED
endTime 1569
era 16th century
fieldOfWork colonial governance
imperial administration
law
languageSpoken Spanish
monarch Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED
notableFor governing Peru after the fall of the first viceroyalties
implementing royal policies in the Andes
serving as interim viceroy of Peru
notableWork promotion of exploration in the Viceroyalty of Peru
regulation of encomiendas in Peru
reorganization of colonial administration in Peru
strengthening of royal authority in Peru
support for Pacific exploration from Peru
support for expeditions toward Chile
support for expeditions toward Tucumán
support for expeditions toward the Amazon region
occupation colonial administrator
judge
royal official
officeContested Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
Valladolid NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Madrid NERFINISHED
Spain NERFINISHED
positionHeld interim viceroy of Peru
member of the Council of the Indies
oidor
president of the Audiencia of Lima
religion Catholicism
residence Lima NERFINISHED
Madrid NERFINISHED
Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED
startTime 1564

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
relative

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