Diego López De Zúñiga (bishop)
Diego López de Zúñiga may refer to: * Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva (c. 1510–1564), sixth viceroy of Peru, 1561–1564 * Diego López de Zúñiga (theologian) :''To be distinguished from Diego de Zúñiga of Salamanca (1536–1597)'' Diego López de Zúñiga, Latin: Jacobus Lopis Stunica (ca. 1470 in Estremadura Province (historical), Estremadura - 1531 in Naples) was a Spanish humanist and biblical sch ...

Diego López De Zúñiga, 4th Count Of Nieva
Diego López de Zúñiga y Velasco, 4th Count of Nieva () (c. 1510 – February 20, 1564 in Lima, Peru) was the fourth viceroy of Peru, from April 17, 1561 to his death on February 20, 1564. Early career López de Zúñiga was a knight of the military Order of Santiago, and from 1553 to 1559, governor of Galicia. He was named Peruvian viceroy in late 1560 by King Philip II to replace Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete, who had been recalled. López de Zúñiga arrived in Lima and took up the office on February 20, 1561. After his arrival in Peru but before reaching the capital, he sent impertinent messages to his predecessor, just before the death of the latter. Some said that the recall and the insulting communications from López de Zúñiga had brought about the death of Hurtado de Mendoza. Viceroy of Peru On December 14, 1561 he ordered Gómez de Tordoya to explore the River Tono, and on December 24, 1561 he commissioned Juan Nieto to conquer the te ...
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