Luis de Velasco, 2nd Viceroy of New Spain

This article is about the second viceroy of New Spain. For other uses, see Luis de Velasco.
Luis de Velasco
2nd Viceroy of New Spain
In office
November 25, 1550 – July 31, 1564
MonarchCharles I of Spain
Preceded byAntonio de Mendoza
Succeeded byFrancisco Ceinos
Personal details
BornLuís de Velasco y Ruiz de Alarcón
c. 1511
Carrión de los Condes, Palencia, Spain
DiedJuly 31, 1564 (aged 52–53)
Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain

Luis de Velasco y Ruiz de Alarcón (1511 – July 31, 1564) was the second viceroy of New Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the mid-sixteenth century.

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