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)
Portrait Governor From UntilPresident of the Council of IndiesDepending office of the Spanish Empire colonies Monarch 1 Francisco Pizarro 26 July 1529 26 June 1541García Fernández ManriqueCharles IGarcía de LoaysaGarcía Fernández ManriqueDiego de Almagro "El Mozo"26 June 154116 September 1542 2 Cristóbal Vaca de Castro 7 August 1542 17 May 1544Gonzalo Pizarro7 May 154410 April 1548Luis Hurtado de Mendoza
Viceroys of Peru (1544–1824) PortraitGovernorFromUntilSecretary of the IndiesDepending secretariat of the Spanish Empire coloniesValido Secretary of the Universal Bureau First Secretary of StateRegentMonarch1Blasco Núñez Vela15 May 154418 January 1546Vacant (Overseas Affairs hold by the President of the Council of the Indies)No validoNo regencyCharles IPedro de la Gasca, Dean of the Audiencia10 April 154727 January 15502Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla23 September 155121 July 1552Melchor Bravo de Saravia, Dean of the Audiencia21 July 155229 June 1556Philip II3Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete29 June 155630 March 15614Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva17 April 156120 February 1564Juan de Saavedra, Dean of the Audiencia20 February 15642 September 1564Lope García de Castro, Dean of the Audiencia2 September 156426 November 15695Francisco Álvarez de Toledo26 November 156923 September 15816Martín Enríquez de Almanza23 September 158113 March 1583Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena, Dean of the Audiencia13 March 158331 March 15847Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, 1st Count of Villadompardo31 March 158420 November 15898García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete8 January 159024 July 15969Luis de Velasco, Marquis of Salinas24 July 159618 January 1604Duke of LermaAs valido of the King of SpainPhilip III10Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey18 January 160416 March 1606Diego Núñez de Avendaño, Dean of the Audiencia16 March 160621 December 160711Juan de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Montesclaros21 December 160718 December 161512Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache18 December 161531 December 1621Cristóbal Gómez de SandovalBaltasar de ZúñigaPhilip IVJuan Jiménez de Montalvo, Dean of the Audiencia31 December 162125 July 162213Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar, Count of Posadas25 July 162214 January 1629Count-Duke of Olivares14Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón14 January 162918 December 163915Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera18 December 163920 September 1648Luis de Haro16García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra20 September 164824 February 165517Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste24 February 165531 December 1661No validoPersonalist government of Philip IV18Diego de Benavides, 8th Count of Santisteban del Puerto, 1st Marquis of Solera31 December 166116 March 1666Juan Everardo NithardMariana of AustriaAs regent during the minority of his son, Charles IICharles IIBernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia17 March 166621 November 166719Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, 10th Count of Lemos21 November 16676 December 1672Fernando de ValenzuelaBernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia6 December 167215 August 167420Baltasar de la Cueva, Count of Castellar15 August 16747 July 1678No regencyJohn Joseph of AustriaAs Chief Minister of Spain21Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (Archbishop of Lima)7 July 167820 November 1681Duke of Medinaceli22Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata20 November 168115 August 1689Count of Oropesa23Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova15 August 168922 September 1705Cardinal PortocarreroCount of OropesaCardinal PortocarreroCardinal PortocarreroDuring the illness of Charles IIAntonio de UbillaAs Secretary of the Universal BureauGovernment Board of the RealmsAfter the death of Charles IIVacantUntil the coronation of Philip of AnjouPhilip VMarquis of Mejorada del CampoCardinal PortocarreroDuring the voyage of Philip VNo regencyJuan Peñalosa y Benavides, Dean of the Audiencia22 September 17057 July 170724Manuel de Oms, 1st Marquis of Castelldosrius7 July 170722 April 1710Miguel Núñez de Sanabria, Dean of the Audiencia22 April 171014 September 171025Diego Ladrón de Guevara14 September 17102 March 1716Manuel de Vadillo y VelascoJosé de GrimaldoBernardo Tinajero de la EscaleraAs Secretary of State for the Navy and the IndiesNo secretaryMateo de la Mata Ponce de León, Dean of the Audiencia2 March 171615 August 1716Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, (Archbishop of Lima)15 August 17165 October 171626Carmine Caracciolo, 5th Prince of Santo Buono5 October 171626 January 172027Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, (Archbishop of Lima)26 January 172014 May 1724Miguel Fernández DuránAndres Matías de Pes Marazaraga No secretaryAntonio de Sopeña y MioñoJuan Bautista de OrendáinLouis I28José de Armendáriz, 1st Marquis of Castelfuerte14 May 17244 February 1736Philip VJosé de GrimaldoJosé de Patiño y RosalesBaron RipperdaJosé de GrimaldoJuan Bautista de OrendáinJosé de Patiño y RosalesAs First Secretary of State29José Antonio de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía4 February 173615 December 1745Mateo Pablo Díaz de LavanderoMarquis of VillaríasMarquis of VillaríasMarquess of Ensenada30José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda15 December 174512 October 1761Ferdinand VIJosé de CarvajalDuke of Huéscar Ricardo WallRicardo Wall As Secretary of State for IndiesJulián de Arriaga y RiberaElisabeth FarneseUntil the arrival of Charles IIICharles IIINo regency31Manuel de Amat y Juniet12 October 176117 July 1776Jerónimo GrimaldiMarquess of Sonora32Manuel de Guirior17 July 177621 July 1780Count of Floridablanca33Agustín de Jáuregui21 July 178029 April 178434Teodoro de Croix29 April 178425 March 1790Count of Floridablanca Charles IVAntonio PorlierAs Secretary of State for Grace and Justice of Indies Antonio Valdés y Fernández BazánAs Secretary of State for War, Treasury, Commerce and Navigation of Indies35Francisco Gil de Taboada25 March 17906 June 1796No secretary (affairs of Indies distributed among different secretariats)Count of Aranda Manuel Godoy36Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno24 July 179619 March 1801Francisco SaavedraMariano Luis de UrquijoPedro Cevallos GuerraManuel Arredondo y Pelegrín, Dean of the Audiencia19 March 18015 November 180137Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés5 November 180120 August 180638José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquis of La ConcordiaLoyal to Ferdinand VII instead of Joseph Bonaparte during the Spanish War of Independence20 August 18067 July 1816Gonzalo O'FarrilPedro Cevallos GuerraFerdinand VIIMartín Garay Perales Eusebio Bardají y AzaraPedro Rivero Francisco SaavedraNicolás Ambrosio Garro y Arizcun José García de León y PizarroIgnacio de la Pezuela Ciriaco González Carvajal As Secretary of State for Overseas GovernanceCarlos Martínez de IrujoPedro Gómez LabradorJosé Limonta Antonio Cano Ramírez de Arellano Manuel Antonio de la Bodega y MollinedoJuan O'Donojú Miguel de LardizabalJosé Miguel de Carvajal-VargasNo secretaryPedro Cevallos GuerraJuan Estebán Lozano de TorresPedro Cevallos Guerra39Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquis of Viluma7 July 181629 January 1821José García de LeónCarlos Martínez de Irujo Manuel González Salmón Joaquín José MelgarejoAntonio González Salmón Juan Jabat AztalAntonio Porcel RománEvaristo Pérez de CastroRamón Gil de la Cuadra40José de la Serna e Hinojosa, 1st Count of los Andes29 January 18219 December 1824Antonio de Guilleman Joaquín Anduaga Cuenca Francisco de Paula Escudero Ramón Olaguer Feliú Eusebio Bardají y AzaraRamón López PelegrínRamón López PelegrínJosé Gabriel de Silva y BazánRamón López PelegrínManuel de la Bodega MollinedoFrancisco Martínez de la RosaDiego ClemencínJosé Manuel de VadilloEvaristo Fernández San Miguel y ValledorJosé Manuel VadilloPedro UrquinaonaSantiago Usoz y MoziJosé María Pando de la Riva y Ramírez de LaredoFrancisco de Paula Ossorio y Vargas Luis María de Salazar y SalazarJuan Antonio Yandiola GarayJosé LuyandoNo secretaryVíctor Damián SáezCarlos Martínez de IrujoNarciso HerediaFrancisco Cea Bermúdez41 Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso9 December 182430 December 1824
See also Viceroyalty of Peru History of Peru List of presidents of Peru
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