List of Viceroys of Peru

The following is a list of Viceroys of Peru.

The viceroys of Peru ruled the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1544 to 1826 in the name of the King of Spain. The territories under de jure rule by the viceroys included in the 16th and 17th century almost all of South America except eastern Brazil.

Governors of New Castile (1528–1544)

Picture	Governor	From	Until	Monarch
	Francisco Pizarro	1528	June 26, 1541	Charles I
	Cristóbal Vaca de Castro	1541	1544
	Gonzalo Pizarro Usurper and claimant to the governorship of Peru. Claims not definitively quelled until Battle of Jaquijahuana	1544	1548

Viceroys of Peru (1544–1826)

Picture	Viceroy	From	Until	Monarch
	Blasco Núñez Vela	May 15, 1544	January 18, 1546	Charles I
	Pedro de la Gasca, Dean of the Audiencia	April 10, 1547	January 27, 1550
	Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla	September 23, 1551	July 21, 1552
	Melchor Bravo de Saravia, Dean of the Audiencia	July 1552	June 1556
	Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete	June 29, 1556	March 30, 1561	Philip II
	Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva	April 17, 1561	February 20, 1564
	Juan de Saavedra, Dean of the Audiencia	1564	1564
	Lope García de Castro, Dean of the Audiencia	September 2, 1564	November 26, 1569
	Francisco Álvarez de Toledo	November 26, 1569	September 23, 1581
	Martín Enríquez de Almanza	September 23, 1581	March 13, 1583
	Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena, Dean of the Audiencia	1584	1584
	Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, 1st Count of Villadompardo	March 31, 1584	November 20, 1589
	García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete	January 8, 1590	July 24, 1596
	Luis de Velasco, Marquis of Salinas	July 24, 1596	January 18, 1604
	Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey	January 18, 1604	March 16, 1606	Philip III
	Diego Núñez de Avendaño, Dean of the Audiencia	1607	1607
	Juan de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Montesclaros	December 21, 1607	December 18, 1615
	Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache	December 18, 1615	December 31, 1621
	Juan Jiménez de Montalvo, Dean of the Audiencia	December 31, 1621	July 25, 1622	Philip IV
	Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar, Count of Posadas	July 25, 1622	January 14, 1629
	Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón	January 14, 1629	December 18, 1639
	Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera	December 18, 1639	September 20, 1648
	García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra	September 20, 1648	February 24, 1655
	Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste	February 24, 1655	December 31, 1661
	Diego de Benavides, 8th Count of Santisteban del Puerto, 1st Marquis of Solera	December 31, 1661	March 16, 1666
	Bernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia	March 1666	November 1667	Charles II
	Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, 10th Count of Lemos	November 21, 1667	December 6, 1672
	Bernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia	December 1672	August 1674
	Baltasar de la Cueva, Count of Castellar	August 15, 1674	July 7, 1678
	Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (Archbishop of Lima)	July 7, 1678	November 20, 1681
	Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata	November 20, 1681	August 15, 1689
	Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova	August 1689	1705
	Miguel Núñez de Sanabria, Dean of the Audiencia	September 1705	May 1707	Philip V
	Manuel de Oms, 1st Marquis of Castelldosrius	July 7, 1707	April 22, 1710
	Miguel Núñez de Sanabria, Dean of the Audiencia	April 22, 1710	September 14, 1710
	Diego Ladrón de Guevara	September 14, 1710	March 2, 1716
	Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León, Dean of the Audiencia	March 2, 1716	August 15, 1716
	Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. (Archbishop of Lima)	August 15, 1716	October 5, 1716
	Carmine Caracciolo, 5th Prince of Santo Buono	October 5, 1716	January 26, 1720
	Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. (Archbishop of Lima)	January 26, 1720	May 14, 1724
	José de Armendáriz, 1st Marquis of Castelfuerte	May 14, 1724	February 4, 1736	Louis I From 1700–1724, Philip V of Spain was the king; then from 1724–1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724.
	José Antonio de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía	February 4, 1736	December 15, 1745	Philip V
	José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda	December 15, 1745	October 12, 1761	Ferdinand VI
	Manuel de Amat y Juniet	October 12, 1761	July 17, 1776	Charles III
	Manuel de Guirior	July 17, 1776	July 21, 1780
	Agustín de Jáuregui	July 21, 1780	April 29, 1784
	Teodoro de Croix	April 29, 1784	March 25, 1790
	Francisco Gil de Taboada	March 25, 1790	June 6, 1796	Charles IV
	Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno	July 24, 1796	March 19, 1801
	Manuel Arredondo y Pelegrín, Dean of the Audiencia	March 19, 1801	November 5, 1801
	Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés	November 5, 1801	August 20, 1806
	José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquis of La Concordia	August 20, 1806	July 7, 1816
	Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquis of Viluma	July 7, 1816	January 29, 1821	Ferdinand VII
	José de la Serna e Hinojosa, 1st Count of los Andes	January 29, 1821	December 9, 1824
	Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso	December 9, 1824	January 23, 1826

See also

• Viceroyalty of Peru
• History of Peru
• List of Presidents of Peru

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