Antonio de Mendoza

The Most Excellent Antonio de Mendoza KOS
1st Viceroy of New Spain
In office 14 November 1535 – 25 November 1550
Monarch	Charles I of Spain
Preceded by	Diego Columbus (in 1526 as Viceroy of the Indies)
Succeeded by	Luis de Velasco
2nd Viceroy of Peru
In office 23 September 1551 – 21 July 1552
Monarch	Charles I of Spain
Preceded by	Pedro de la Gasca
Succeeded by	Melchor Bravo de Saravia
Personal details
Pronunciation	/mɛnˈdoʊzə/, Spanish: [anˈtonjo ðe menˈdosa]
Born	Antonio de Mendoza y Pacheco c. 1495 Alcalá la Real, Kingdom of Jaén, Crown of Castile
Died	21 July 1552(1552-07-21) (aged 56–57) Lima, Kingdom of Peru, Crown of Castile

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.

Mendoza was born at Alcalá la Real (Jaén, Spain), the son of the 2nd Count of Tendilla Íñigo López de Mendoza y Quiñones, and Francisca Pacheco. He was married to María Ana de Trujillo de Mendoza.