Doctor Miguel Núñez de Sanabria (1645 or 1646 – 1729) was a Spanish official in Peru and an ''oidor'' (judge) of the ''Audiencia'' of Lima. Twice he was interim viceroy of Peru (September 1705 to May 1707 and April 22 to September 14, 1710), in virtue of his office as president of the Audiencia.

Biography

Núñez de Sanabria was born in

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. He was a knight of the

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and a professor of laws at the

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, Lima. He bought a position as criminal ''alcalde'' before the Audiencia of Lima, and later became an oidor of the same Audiencia. He had much influence with his fellow ''oidores''. As president of the Audiencia at the time of the death of Viceroy

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on September 15, 1705, Núñez de Sanabria took over the government of the colony on an interim basis, until Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau succeeded him in May 1707. He served as interim viceroy again, briefly, from April to September 1710. He was still a member of the Audiencia in 1715. He left Peru for Spain, where he was a member of the

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and also of the Council of War. He died in Madrid in 1729.

References

Some biographical information
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in footnotes 761, 942, 943 and 963. (.pdf file) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nunez De Sanabria, Miguel 1640s births 1729 deaths Viceroys of Peru Spanish generals