Juan de Mendoza y Luna, Marquis of Montesclaros
Juan de Mendoza y Luna Marquis of Montesclaros | |
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| 10th Viceroy of New Spain | |
| In office October 26, 1603 – July 2, 1607 | |
| Monarch | Philip II |
| Valido | Duke of Lerma |
| Preceded by | Gaspar de Zúñiga Acevedo y Fonseca |
| Succeeded by | Luis de Velasco |
| 11th Viceroy of Peru | |
| In office December 21, 1607 – December 18, 1615 | |
| Monarch | Philip III |
| Valido | Duke of Lerma |
| Preceded by | Diego Núñez de Avendaño |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Borja y Aragón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1571 Guadalajara |
| Died | 9 October 1628 Madrid |
| Parent | Luis de Velasco y Ruiz de Alarcón & Isabel Manrique de Padilla |
Juan de Mendoza y Luna, 3rd Marquess of Montesclaros (January, 1571 – October 9, 1628) was a Spanish nobleman, man of letters, and the tenth viceroy of New Spain. He governed from October 27, 1603 to July 2, 1607. Thereafter he was viceroy of Peru, from December 21, 1607 to December 18, 1615. After returning to Spain, he became advisor to the king and a high official in the Court.