Pedro de la Gasca

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Pedro de la Gasca was a Spanish bishop, diplomat, and royal envoy best known for restoring Spanish crown authority in Peru by peacefully dismantling Gonzalo Pizarro’s rebellion in the mid-16th century.

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Pedro de la Gasca canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish bishop
diplomat
human
royal envoy
allegiance Spanish Crown
linked to: Crown of Spain
appointedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
King Charles I of Spain
linked to: Charles I of Spain
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
dateOfBirth 1493
dateOfDeath 1567-11-13
education University of Salamanca
endTime as president of the Audiencia of Lima: 1550
era 16th century
fieldOfWork canon law
colonial administration
diplomacy
implementedPolicy revocation of the most onerous provisions of the New Laws in Peru
knownFor peaceful negotiation with rebel encomenderos
re-establishing the authority of the Spanish Crown in Peru
languageSpoken Latin
Spanish
militaryConflict Battle of Jaquijahuana
monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Philip II of Spain
notableFor defeating Gonzalo Pizarro’s rebellion
pacification of Peru
restoring royal authority in Peru
occupation bishop
diplomat
politician
royal envoy
opponent Francisco de Carvajal
Gonzalo Pizarro
partOf Spanish colonization of the Americas
placeOfBirth Crown of Castile
Navalcarnero
placeOfDeath Crown of Castile
Sigüenza
positionHeld Governor of the Viceroyalty of Peru
President of the Royal Audiencia of Lima
religion Roman Catholicism
startTime as president of the Audiencia of Lima: 1546
title Bishop of Palencia
Bishop of Sigüenza
Licentiate

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Gonzalo Pizarro foughtAgainst Pedro de la Gasca
Alonso de Mendoza servedUnder Pedro de la Gasca
Alonso de Mendoza appointedBy Pedro de la Gasca
Pizarro–Almagro civil wars opponent Pedro de la Gasca