Alonso de Estrada

Alonso De Estrada

Alonso de Estrada, Duke of Aragon (b. ca. 1470, Ciudad Real, Spain, d. 1533-37, Mexico City) was a colonial official in New Spain during the period of Hernán Cortés's government, and before the appointment of the first viceroy. He was a member of the triumvirates that governed the colony for several short periods between 1524 and 1528, in the absence of Cortés.

Read more about Alonso De Estrada:  Origins and Early Career, Royal Treasurer of New Spain, First Period in Government, Second Period in Government, Third Period in Government, Fourth Period in Government, Death