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Antonio de Mendoza (1495 – 21 July 1552) was a Spanish colonial administrator who was the first viceroy of New Spain, serving from 14 November 1535 to 25 November 1550, and the second viceroy of Peru, from 23 September 1551, until his death on 21 July 1552.
Antonio de Mendoza (born c. 1490, Granada, kingdom of Granada [Spain]—died July 21, 1552, Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru [now in Peru]) was the first and probably the most able viceroy of New Spain, who ruled the conquered Mexican territory with justice, efficiency, and a degree of compassion and established policies that endured until the ...
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Jan 25, 2018 · Wikimedia Commons. Don Antonio de Mendoza was the first viceroy (governor) of Nueva España. He first came to the Americas from Spain on the orders of King Charles V in 1535. Among his entourage was a young, ambitious Francisco Vázquez de Coronado. Mendoza played a pivotal role in the Coronado Entrada.
May 14, 2018 · Antonio de Mendoza (1490-1552) was a Spanish viceroy in Mexico and Peru who inaugurated the system of viceregal administration, which lasted nearly 3 centuries. Antonio de Mendoza was born near Granada into one of the country's oldest and most famous families.
"Antonio de Mendoza" published on by null. (c. 1490–1552)Spanish colonial administrator. He served as the first viceroy of New Spain (which centred on present-day Mexico City) from 1535 to 1550, and did much to improve relations between Spaniards and American Indians, fostering economic development (especially in mining) and educational ...
Antonio de Mendoza ( b. 1490/94; d. 21 July 1552), count of Tendilla, Spain's ambassador to Hungary, and viceroy of Peru (1551–1552). Mendoza, probably born in Granada, was also the first viceroy of Mexico (1535–1549). Chosen to represent the king and the Council of the Indies as well as to provide a check on the personal power of Hernándo ...
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Dec 1, 1994 · Updated: December 1, 1994. Coronado Expedition. In 1536 Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca took to Mexico City a report of people who lived in large houses in the Seven Cities of Cíbola, in the northern part of New Spain. To verify Cabeza de Vaca's statements, Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza sent Marcos de Niza to the north in the spring of 1539.
