García Sarmiento de Sotomayor y Salvatierra

Timeline

1. 1616–1621Mexico City · MexicoTook office in 1616 as the 13th viceroy of New Spain, reforming colonial finances and taxation and strengthening oversight of the Acapulco–Manila galleon trade; after Dutch pirates sacked Veracruz in 1616 he reinforced coastal defenses and managed relations with the Church and local encomienda interests.
2. 1621–1623Lima · LimaAfter stepping down from New Spain in 1621 he became viceroy of Peru, but soon suffered declining health and died in Lima on July 26, 1623, ending a colonial administrative career spanning the two great viceroyalties of the New World.