Vaca de Castro

Cristóbal Vaca de Castro (c. 1492 Izagre, Spain, - 1566 Valladolid) was a Spanish colonial administrator in Peru. He was sent by Charles V to restore order between the factions of Pizarro and the Almagro after the assassination of Francisco Pizarro. Having made himself governor, he defeated Diego Almagro the Younger in 1542. He was succeded by the viceroy of Peru, Blasco Núñez Vela in 1544 and arrested on charges of sympathizing with the rebellion of Gonzalo Pizarro. He was imprisoned and sent back to Spain. Here, he was put in prison on accusations of illegal enrichment. After being cleared of the charges, he was designated to commander of the Order of Santiago and president of the Council of Castile between 1557 and 1561. Events January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after a lengthy siege. ... Events January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the Netherlands signifies the beginning of the Eighty Years War in the Netherlands. ... Plaza Mayor and city hall, Valladolid The unfinished cathedral and the Plaza de Cervantes, near the University of Valladolid The church of Santa María la Antigua, Valladolid Valladolid is an industrial city in central Spain, upon the Rio Pisuerga. ... Charles V Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of Spain though in fact was his son the first who used that title. ... Francisco Pizarro ( 1475–June 26, 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of the city of Lima, the modern-day capital of Peru. ... Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (b. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Created in 1542, the Viceroyalty of Peru (in Spanish, Virreinato del Perú) contained most of Spanish-ruled South America until the creation of the separate viceroyalties of New Granada (now Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá and Venezuela, the last-named previously in the Viceroyalty of New Spain) in 1717 and Río... Blasco Núñez Vela was the first Spanish viceroy of Peru Blasco Núñez Vela (1490 - 1546) was the first viceroy of Peru (1544–46). ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte dEnghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin. ... Gonzalo Pizarro (b. ... 17th century interpretation of saint James as the Moor-killer from the Peruvian school of Cuzco. ... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... // Events The Edict of Orleans suspends the persecution of the Huguenots. ...

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