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Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, 5th Count of Monterrey (1560 – March 16, 1606, Peru) was a Spanish nobleman who was the ninth viceroy of New Spain. He governed from November 5, 1595, to October 26, 1603. From January 18, 1604, until his death in 1606, he was viceroy of Peru.
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Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Velasco (Castillo de Monterrey, Monterrey, 1560-Lima, 10 de febrero de 1606), noble español de la Casa de Zúñiga, V conde de Monterrey, señor de Biedma, Ulloa y de la casa de la Ribera, pertiguero mayor de Santiago de Compostela, virrey, gobernador y capitán general del reino de la Nueva España, presidente de ...
Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca, 5th Count of Monterrey (1560 – March 16, 1606, Peru), Spanish nobleman, the ninth viceroy of New Spain. He governed from November 5, 1595 to October 26, 1603. From January 18, 1604 until his death in 1606, he was viceroy of Peru.
Monterrey translated literally from Spanish to English is "King Mount" or "King Mountain", and folk etymology claims that this refers to the city's topography and the large mountains that surround it (actually, the city was named after the wife of Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey).
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