# García Hurtado de Mendoza - Viceroy of Peru

URL: https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/garcia-hurtado-de-mendoza
Term: 1590–1596
Born-Died: 1535-07-21 - 1609-05-19
Dynasty: Viceroys of Peru
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garc%C3%ADa_Hurtado_de_Mendoza,_5th_Marquis_of_Ca%C3%B1ete

The 5th Marquis of Cañete had earlier been Governor of Chile, where he fought in the Arauco War. As eighth Viceroy of Peru from 1590 he raised revenue for the Crown, and the city of Mendoza is named after him.

## Succession
- Previous in list: [Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía](https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/fernando-torres-de-portugal-y-mesia)
- Next in list: [Luis de Velasco](https://allhistories.com/peru/rulers/luis-de-velasco)

## Timeline events during this reign
- 1590 - [Acosta publishes his natural history of the Indies](https://allhistories.com/peru/timeline/1590-acosta-publishes-his-natural-history-of-the-indies)