Rodrigo de Vivero, 1st Count of Valle de Orizaba

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Vivero and the second or maternal family name is Aberrucia.
Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia
13th Governor-General of the Philippines
In office
June 15, 1608 – April 1609
MonarchPhilip III of Spain
Governor(Viceroy of New Spain)
Luis de Velasco, 1st Marquess of Salinas
Preceded byCristóbal Téllez Almazán
Succeeded byJuan de Silva
Personal details
BornRodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia
1564
Tecamachalco, New Spain
(now Puebla, Mexico)
Died1636 (aged 71–72)
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Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia, 1st Count of Valle de Orizaba (Spanish: Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia, primer conde del valle de Orizaba) (Tecamachalco?, New Spain, 1564–1636) was a Spanish noble who served as the 13th governor and captain-general of the Philippines from 1608 to 1609. He was the son of Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco, a Spanish colonial officer who was the nephew of Viceroy of New Spain Luis de Velasco, and Melchora de Aberrucia, a widow of conquistador Alonso Valiente.

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