Antonio de Mendoza

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Antonio de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish colonial administrator who became the first viceroy of New Spain, overseeing the early consolidation and governance of Spain’s American territories.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial administrator
human
viceroy
appointedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor GENERATED
birthDate circa 1495 GENERATED
birthPlace Granada GENERATED
Kingdom of Castile GENERATED
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile GENERATED
Spain
deathDate 1552 GENERATED
deathPlace Lima GENERATED
Viceroyalty of Peru GENERATED
encouraged introduction of the printing press in New Spain GENERATED
endTime 1550 GENERATED
endTimeAsViceroyOfNewSpain 1550 GENERATED
endTimeAsViceroyOfPeru 1552 GENERATED
era 16th century GENERATED
familyName de Mendoza GENERATED
father Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones GENERATED
givenName Antonio GENERATED
implemented New Laws of 1542 in New Spain GENERATED
monarchDuringReign Charles I of Spain GENERATED
mother Francisca Pacheco GENERATED
name Antonio de Mendoza GENERATED
nobleFamily House of Mendoza GENERATED
notableFor being the first viceroy of New Spain GENERATED
early consolidation of Spanish rule in New Spain GENERATED
founding institutions of governance in New Spain GENERATED
implementing royal authority over conquistadors GENERATED
promoting economic development in New Spain GENERATED
occupation colonial administrator GENERATED
viceroy GENERATED
orderInOffice first Viceroy of New Spain GENERATED
oversaw early administration of Spain’s American territories GENERATED
governance of New Spain GENERATED
positionHeld Viceroy of New Spain GENERATED
Viceroy of Peru GENERATED
precededByAsViceroyOfNewSpain office created GENERATED
precededByAsViceroyOfPeru Pedro de la Gasca GENERATED
promoted missionary activity in New Spain GENERATED
religion Catholicism GENERATED
servedUnder Spanish Empire GENERATED
startTime 1535 GENERATED
startTimeAsViceroyOfNewSpain 1535 GENERATED
startTimeAsViceroyOfPeru 1551 GENERATED
succeededByAsViceroyOfNewSpain Luis de Velasco GENERATED
succeededByAsViceroyOfPeru Melchor Bravo de Saravia GENERATED


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