Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela

E765449

Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela was the first Spanish viceroy of Peru, known for his strict enforcement of the New Laws protecting Indigenous peoples and his resulting conflict with conquistadors that led to his overthrow and death.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial administrator ⓘ
person ⓘ
viceroy ⓘ
appointedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
King of Spain ⓘ
areaOfJurisdiction Spanish colonies in South America ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
authorityOver Audiencia of Lima ⓘ
capturedBy forces of Gonzalo Pizarro ⓘ
causeOfDeath decapitation ⓘ
conflict Gonzalo Pizarro ⓘ
Peruvian encomenderos ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1546-01-18 ⓘ
endTime 1546 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spaniards ⓘ
familyName Núñez Vela ⓘ
givenName Blasco ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
implementedPolicy New Laws of 1542 ⓘ
legalAction attempted suppression of encomienda abuses ⓘ
mannerOfDeath killed in battle ⓘ
notableFor conflict with encomenderos and conquistadors ⓘ
defense of Indigenous peoples in Peru ⓘ
overthrow by Gonzalo Pizarro’s rebel forces ⓘ
strict enforcement of the New Laws ⓘ
occupation colonial official ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
opposedBy Royal Audiencia of Lima (in practice) ⓘ
orderInOffice first Viceroy of Peru ⓘ
overthrownBy rebels led by Gonzalo Pizarro ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Añaquito ⓘ
partOf Spanish Empire ⓘ
placeOfDeath Añaquito ⓘ
near Quito ⓘ
policyImpact provoked rebellion among conquistadors in Peru ⓘ
positionHeld Viceroy of Peru ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
startTime 1544 ⓘ
title Captain General of Peru ⓘ
Governor of Peru ⓘ
Viceroy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gonzalo Pizarro → opposed → Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela ⓘ
Pizarro–Almagro civil wars → opponent → Viceroy Blasco Núñez Vela ⓘ