Pedro Moya de Contreras
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Mexico (1528–1591) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Moya and the second or maternal family name is Contreras.
Pedro Moya de Contreras (sometimes Pedro de Moya y Contreras) (c. 1528, Pedroche, Córdoba Province, Spain – December 21, 1591, Madrid) was a prelate and colonial administrator who held the three highest offices in the Spanish colony of New Spain, namely inquisitor general, Archbishop of Mexico, and Viceroy of Mexico, September 25, 1584 – October 17, 1585. He was the 6th Viceroy, governing from September 25, 1584, to October 16, 1585. During this interval he held all three positions.
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Pedro Moya de Contreras | |
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Viceroy of New Spain | |
In office September 25, 1584 – October 17, 1585 | |
Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
Preceded by | Luis de Villanueva y Zapata |
Succeeded by | Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga |
President of Council of the Indies | |
In office 1585 – December 21, 1591 | |
Archbishop of Mexico | |
Archdiocese | Mexico |
Installed | June 17, 1573 |
Term ended | December 7, 1591 |
Predecessor | Alonso de Montúfar |
Successor | Alonso Fernández de Bonilla |
Orders | |
Ordination | November 21, 1573 |
Consecration | by Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1527 |
Died | December 21, 1591 (aged 63–64) Madrid, Spain |
Nationality | Spanish |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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