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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 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 colonies gained their independence.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
This article lists the viceroys who ruled the Viceroyalty of New Spain from 1535 to 1821 in the name of the monarch of Spain. In addition to viceroys, this article lists the highest Spanish governors of the viceroyalty , before the appointment of the first viceroy or when the office of viceroy was vacant.
No.PortraitGovernorFrom114 November 153525 November 1550225 November 155031 July 1564319 October 156611 November 156745 November 15684 October 1580Jan 25, 2018 · 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.
In 1539 the viceroy of New Spain don Antonio de Mendoza, at the head of a group of financial backers, organized, financed, and launched an expedition aimed at completing the Columbian Project of reaching East Asia, the source of much desired luxury goods such as silk and porcelain, by traveling west from Iberia.
Antonio de Mendoza was the first great administrator in the New World, but despite this fact no adequate study of his labors exists in any language. His work as first Viceroy of New Spain included the establishment of stable govern¬ ment, the completion of “the conquest of Mexico,” the organ¬
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.
