Alonso de Zuazo
Alonso de Zuazo (also spelled Suazo) (1466 – March 1539) was a Spanish lawyer and colonial judge and governor in New Spain and in Santo Domingo. He served in New Spain during the period of Hernán Cortés's government and before the appointment of the first viceroy. He was a member of all of the various triumvirates that governed the colony between October 12, 1524 and May 23, 1525, in the absence of Cortés.
Alonso de Zuazo | |
|---|---|
| Governor of New Spain | |
| In office October 12, 1524 – May 23, 1525 Serving with Alonso de Estrada & Rodrigo de Albornoz (– 29 December 1524); Gonzalo de Salazar & Pedro Almíndez Chirino (– 17 February 1525); Gonzalo de Salazar, Pedro Almíndez Chirino, Alonso de Estrada, & Rodrigo de Albornoz (– 20 April 1525); Gonzalo de Salazar & Pedro Almíndez Chirino (– 23 May 1525) | |
| Preceded by | Hernán Cortés |
| Succeeded by | Gonzalo de Salazar Pedro Almíndez Chirino |
| Governor of Santo Domingo | |
| In office 1524–1528 | |
| Governor of Santo Domingo | |
| In office 1531–1533 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1466 Segovia or Olmedo, Spain |
| Died | March 1539 Santo Domingo |
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