Early Career
A native of Cáceres, served as attorney, criminal judge, and auditor in Mexico. He succeed Guido de Lavezaris, a member of the 1543 Ruy López de Villalobos Expedition from Barra de Navidad, Jalisco, México, on August 25, 1575.
In 1575, King Philip II of Spain appointed him as the governor-general of the Philippines.
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