List of viceroys of Peru

Viceroy of Peru

Residence| The Viceroy Palace
(Now the Government Palace)
Appointer| The King of Spain
Formation| 26 July 1529
First holder| Francisco Pizarro
Final holder| Pío de Tristán
Abolished| 30 December 1824

This article lists the viceroys of Peru, who ruled the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1544 to 1824 in the name of the monarch of Spain. The territories under de jure rule by the viceroys included in the 16th and 17th century nearly all of South America except eastern Brazil.

## Governors of New Castile (1532–1544)

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No. | Portrait  | Governor  | From  | Until  | Monarch

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1  |  | Francisco Pizarro | 26 July 1529  | 26 June 1541  |
Charles I
— |  | Diego de Almagro "El Mozo" | 26 June 1541  | 16 September 1542
2  |  | Cristóbal Vaca de Castro | 7 August 1542  | 17 May 1544
— |  | Gonzalo Pizarro
Usurper and claimant to the governorship of Peru.
Claims not definitively quelled until Battle of Jaquijahuana. | 7 May 1544  | 10 April 1548

## Viceroys of Peru (1544–1824)

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No. | Portrait  | Governor  | From  | Until  | Valido
Secretary of the Universal Bureau
First Secretary of State
Presidents of the Regency of Spain and Indies | Monarch

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1  |  | Blasco Núñez Vela | 15 May 1544  | 18 January 1546  | No valido |
Charles I
Int. |  | Pedro de la Gasca,
Dean of the Audiencia | 10 April 1547  | 27 January 1550
2  |  | Antonio de Mendoza,
Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla | 23 September 1551  | 21 July 1552
Int. |  | Melchor Bravo de Saravia,
Dean of the Audiencia | 21 July 1552  | 29 June 1556

Philip II
3  |  | Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza,
3rd Marquis of Cañete | 29 June 1556  | 30 March 1561
4  |  | Diego López de Zúñiga,
4th Count of Nieva | 17 April 1561  | 20 February 1564
Int. |  | Juan de Saavedra,
Dean of the Audiencia | 20 February 1564  | 2 September 1564
Int. |  | Lope García de Castro,
Dean of the Audiencia | 2 September 1564  | 26 November 1569
5  |  | Francisco Álvarez de Toledo | 26 November 1569  | 23 September 1581
6  |  | Martín Enríquez de Almanza | 23 September 1581  | 13 March 1583
Int. |  | Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena,
Dean of the Audiencia | 13 March 1583  | 31 March 1584
7  |  | Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía,
1st Count of Villadompardo | 31 March 1584  | 20 November 1589
8  |  | García Hurtado de Mendoza,
5th Marquis of Cañete | 8 January 1590  | 24 July 1596
9  |  | Luis de Velasco,
Marquis of Salinas | 24 July 1596  | 18 January 1604

Duke of Lerma[1]

Philip III
10  |  | Gaspar de Zúñiga,
5th Count of Monterrey | 18 January 1604  | 16 March 1606
Int. |  | Diego Núñez de Avendaño,
Dean of the Audiencia | 16 March 1606  | 21 December 1607
11  |  | Juan de Mendoza,
3rd Marquis of Montesclaros | 21 December 1607  | 18 December 1615
12  |  | Francisco de Borja y Aragón,
Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache | 18 December 1615  | 31 December 1621

Cristóbal Gómez de Sandoval[1]

Philip IV

Baltasar de Zúñiga[1]

Int. |  | Juan Jiménez de Montalvo,
Dean of the Audiencia | 31 December 1621  | 25 July 1622
13  |  | Diego Fernández de Córdoba,
Marquis of Guadalcázar, Count of Posadas | 25 July 1622  | 14 January 1629

Count-Duke of Olivares[1]

14  |  | Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera,
4th Count of Chinchón | 14 January 1629  | 18 December 1639
15  |  | Pedro de Toledo,
1st Marquis of Mancera | 18 December 1639  | 20 September 1648

Luis de Haro[1]

16  |  | García Sarmiento de Sotomayor,
2nd Count of Salvatierra | 20 September 1648  | 24 February 1655
17  |  | Luis Enríquez de Guzmán,
9th Count of Alba de Liste | 24 February 1655  | 31 December 1661
No valido[2]
18  |  | Diego de Benavides,
8th Count of Santisteban del Puerto, 1st Marquis of Solera | 31 December 1661  | 16 March 1666

Juan Everardo Nithard[1]

Charles II
Int. |  | Bernardo de Iturriaza,
Dean of the Audiencia | 17 March 1666  | 21 November 1667
19  |  | Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro,
10th Count of Lemos | 21 November 1667  | 6 December 1672

Fernando de Valenzuela[1]

Int. |  | Bernardo de Iturriaza,
Dean of the Audiencia | 6 December 1672  | 15 August 1674
20  |  | Baltasar de la Cueva,
Count of Castellar | 15 August 1674  | 7 July 1678

John Joseph of Austria[3]

21  |  | Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
(Archbishop of Lima)  | 7 July 1678  | 20 November 1681

Duke of Medinaceli[3]

22  |  | Melchor de Navarra,
Duke of Palata | 20 November 1681  | 15 August 1689
Count of Oropesa[3]
23  |  | Melchor Portocarrero,
3rd Count of Monclova | 15 August 1689  | 22 September 1705

Cardinal Portocarrero[1]

Count of Oropesa[3]

Cardinal Portocarrero[1]

Antonio de Ubilla[4]

Philip V
Marquis of Mejorada del Campo[4]
Int. |  | Juan Peñalosa y Benavides,
Dean of the Audiencia | 22 September 1705  | 7 July 1707
24  |  | Manuel de Oms,
1st Marquis of Castelldosrius | 7 July 1707  | 22 April 1710
Int. |  | Miguel Núñez de Sanabria,
Dean of the Audiencia | 22 April 1710  | 14 September 1710
25  |  | Diego Ladrón de Guevara | 14 September 1710  | 2 March 1716
Manuel de Vadillo y Velasco[4]

José de Grimaldo[4]

Int. |  | Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León,
Dean of the Audiencia | 2 March 1716  | 15 August 1716
Int. |  | Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T.
(Archbishop of Lima)  | 15 August 1716  | 5 October 1716
26  |  | Carmine Caracciolo,
5th Prince of Santo Buono | 5 October 1716  | 26 January 1720
27  |  | Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T.
(Archbishop of Lima)  | 26 January 1720  | 14 May 1724
Juan Bautista de Orendáin[4]

Louis I
From 1700 to 1724, Philip V was the king; then from 1724 to 1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724.
28  |  | José de Armendáriz,
1st Marquis of Castelfuerte | 14 May 1724  | 4 February 1736

Philip V

José de Grimaldo[4]

Baron Ripperda[4]

José de Grimaldo[4]

Juan Bautista de Orendáin[4]

José de Patiño y Rosales[5]

29  |  | José Antonio de Mendoza,
3rd Marquis of Villagarcía | 4 February 1736  | 15 December 1745

Marquis of Villarías[5]

30  |  | José Manso de Velasco,
1st Count of Superunda | 15 December 1745  | 12 October 1761

José de Carvajal[5]

Ferdinand VI

Duke of Huéscar[5]

Ricardo Wall[5]

Charles III
31  |  | Manuel de Amat y Juniet | 12 October 1761  | 17 July 1776

Jerónimo Grimaldi[5]

32  |  | Manuel de Guirior | 17 July 1776  | 21 July 1780

Count of Floridablanca[5]

33  |  | Agustín de Jáuregui | 21 July 1780  | 29 April 1784
34  |  | Teodoro de Croix | 29 April 1784  | 25 March 1790

Charles IV
35  |  | Francisco Gil de Taboada | 25 March 1790  | 6 June 1796

Count of Aranda[5]

Manuel Godoy[5]

36  |  | Ambrosio O'Higgins,
1st Marquis of Osorno | 24 July 1796  | 19 March 1801

Francisco Saavedra[5]

Mariano Luis de Urquijo[5]

Pedro Cevallos Guerra[5]

Int. |  | Manuel Arredondo y Pelegrín,
Dean of the Audiencia | 19 March 1801  | 5 November 1801
37  |  | Gabriel de Avilés,
2nd Marquis of Avilés | 5 November 1801  | 20 August 1806
38  |  | José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa,
1st Marquis of La Concordia[6] | 20 August 1806  | 7 July 1816

Gonzalo O'Farril[5]

Pedro Cevallos Guerra[5]

Ferdinand VII

Count of Floridablanca[7]

Count of Altamira[7]

Juan Acislo de Vera[7]

Francisco Javier Castaños[8]

Pedro de Quevedo y Quintano[8]

Francisco Saavedra[8]

Pedro Agar y Bustillo[8]

Joaquín Blake y Joyes[8]

Pedro Agar y Bustillo[8]

Gabriel de Císcar y Císcar[8]

Pedro Agar y Bustillo[8]

Joaquín de Mosquera y Figueroa[9]

Duke of Infantado[9]

Juan María de Villavicencio[9]

Luis María de Borbón[9]

José Miguel de Carvajal-Vargas[5]

Pedro Cevallos Guerra[5]

Juan Estebán Lozano de Torres[5]

Pedro Cevallos Guerra

39  |  | Joaquín de la Pezuela,
1st Marquis of Viluma | 7 July 1816  | 29 January 1821

José García de León[5]

Carlos Martínez de Irujo[5]

Manuel González Salmón[5]

Joaquín José Melgarejo[5]

Juan Jabat Aztal[5]

Evaristo Pérez de Castro[5]

40  |  | José de la Serna e Hinojosa,
1st Count of los Andes | 29 January 1821  | 9 December 1824
Joaquín Anduaga Cuenca[5]
Francisco de Paula Escudero[5]

Eusebio Bardají y Azara[5]

Ramón López Pelegrín[5]

José Gabriel de Silva y Bazán[5]

Ramón López Pelegrín[5]

Francisco Martínez de la Rosa[5]

Evaristo Fernández San Miguel y Valledor[5]
José Manuel Vadillo[5]
Santiago Usoz y Mozi[5]
José María Pando de la Riva y Ramírez de Laredo[5]
Luis María de Salazar y Salazar[5]
Juan Antonio Yandiola Garay[5]
José Luyando[5]
Víctor Damián Sáez[5]

Carlos Martínez de Irujo[5]

Narciso Heredia[5]

Francisco Cea Bermúdez[5]

41  |  | Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso | 9 December 1824  | 30 December 1824[10]

## See also

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* Viceroyalty of Peru
* History of Peru
* List of presidents of Peru

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i As valido of the King of Spain
2. ^ Personalist government of Philip IV
3. ^ a b c d As Chief Minister of Spain
4. ^ a b c d e f g h i As Secretary of the Universal Bureau
5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao As First Secretary of State
6. ^ Loyal to Ferdinand VII instead of Joseph Bonaparte during the Spanish War of Independence
7. ^ a b c As President of the Supreme Central and Governing Junta of Spain and the Indies
8. ^ a b c d e f g h As President of the Regency Board of Spain and the Indies.
9. ^ a b c d As President of the Regency Council of the Realm
10. ^ "Biografía Pío Tristán y Moscoso". Real Academia de la Historia. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.

*[No.]: Number
*[—]: Disputed
*[Int.]: Interim