# List of viceroys of Peru

This article lists the viceroys of Peru, who ruled the Viceroyalty of Peru from 1544 to 1824 in the name of the monarch of Spain. The territories under de jure rule by the viceroys included in the 16th and 17th century nearly all of South America except eastern Brazil.

## Governors of New Castile (1532–1544)

| No. | Governor | From | Until | Monarch |
| 1 | Francisco Pizarro | 26 July 1529 | 26 June 1541 | Charles I |
| 2 | Cristóbal Vaca de Castro | 7 August 1542 | 17 May 1544 | Charles I |
| — | Gonzalo Pizarro Usurper and claimant to the governorship of Peru. Claims not definitively quelled until Battle of Jaquijahuana. | 1544 | 10 April 1548 | Charles I |

## Viceroys of Peru (1544–1824)

| No. | Governor | From | Until | Monarch |
| 1 | Blasco Núñez Vela | 15 May 1544 | 18 January 1546 | Charles I |
| Int. | Pedro de la Gasca, Dean of the Audiencia | 10 April 1547 | 27 January 1550 | Charles I |
| 2 | Antonio de Mendoza, Marquis of Mondéjar, Count of Tendilla | 23 September 1551 | 21 July 1552 | Charles I |
| Int. | Melchor Bravo de Saravia, Dean of the Audiencia | 21 July 1552 | 29 June 1556 | Charles I |
| | Melchor Bravo de Saravia, Dean of the Audiencia | 21 July 1552 | 29 June 1556 | Philip II |
| 3 | Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete | 29 June 1556 | 30 March 1561 | Philip II |
| 4 | Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva | 17 April 1561 | 20 February 1564 | Philip II |
| Int. | Juan de Saavedra, Dean of the Audiencia | 20 February 1564 | 2 September 1564 | Philip II |
| Int. | Lope García de Castro, Dean of the Audiencia | 2 September 1564 | 26 November 1569 | Philip II |
| 5 | Francisco Álvarez de Toledo | 26 November 1569 | 23 September 1581 | Philip II |
| 6 | Martín Enríquez de Almanza | 23 September 1581 | 13 March 1583 | Philip II |
| Int. | Cristóbal Ramírez de Cartagena, Dean of the Audiencia | 13 March 1583 | 31 March 1584 | Philip II |
| 7 | Fernando Torres de Portugal y Mesía, 1st Count of Villadompardo | 31 March 1584 | 20 November 1589 | Philip II |
| 8 | García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete | 8 January 1590 | 24 July 1596 | Philip II |
| 9 | Luis de Velasco, Marquis of Salinas | 24 July 1596 | 18 January 1604 | Philip II |
| | Luis de Velasco, Marquis of Salinas | 24 July 1596 | 18 January 1604 | Philip III |
| 10 | Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey | 18 January 1604 | 16 March 1606 | Philip III |
| Int. | Diego Núñez de Avendaño, Dean of the Audiencia | 16 March 1606 | 21 December 1607 | Philip III |
| 11 | Juan de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Montesclaros | 21 December 1607 | 18 December 1615 | Philip III |
| 12 | Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache | 18 December 1615 | 31 December 1621 | Philip III |
| | Francisco de Borja y Aragón, Count of Rebolledo, Prince of Esquilache | 18 December 1615 | 31 December 1621 | Philip IV |
| Int. | Juan Jiménez de Montalvo, Dean of the Audiencia | 31 December 1621 | 25 July 1622 | Philip IV |
| 13 | Diego Fernández de Córdoba, Marquis of Guadalcázar, Count of Posadas | 25 July 1622 | 14 January 1629 | Philip IV |
| 14 | Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, 4th Count of Chinchón | 14 January 1629 | 18 December 1639 | Philip IV |
| 15 | Pedro de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Mancera | 18 December 1639 | 20 September 1648 | Philip IV |
| 16 | García Sarmiento de Sotomayor, 2nd Count of Salvatierra | 20 September 1648 | 24 February 1655 | Philip IV |
| 17 | Luis Enríquez de Guzmán, 9th Count of Alba de Liste | 24 February 1655 | 31 December 1661 | Philip IV |
| 18 | Diego de Benavides, 8th Count of Santisteban del Puerto, 1st Marquis of Solera | 31 December 1661 | 16 March 1666 | Philip IV |
| | Diego de Benavides, 8th Count of Santisteban del Puerto, 1st Marquis of Solera | 31 December 1661 | 16 March 1666 | Charles II |
| Int. | Bernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia | 17 March 1666 | 21 November 1667 | Charles II |
| 19 | Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, 10th Count of Lemos | 21 November 1667 | 6 December 1672 | Charles II |
| Int. | Bernardo de Iturriaza, Dean of the Audiencia | 6 December 1672 | 15 August 1674 | Charles II |
| 20 | Baltasar de la Cueva, Count of Castellar | 15 August 1674 | 7 July 1678 | Charles II |
| 21 | Melchor Liñán y Cisneros (Archbishop of Lima) | 7 July 1678 | 20 November 1681 | Charles II |
| 22 | Melchor de Navarra, Duke of Palata | 20 November 1681 | 15 August 1689 | Charles II |
| 23 | Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova | 15 August 1689 | 22 September 1705 | Charles II |
| | Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova | 15 August 1689 | 22 September 1705 | Philip V |
| Int. | Juan Peñalosa y Benavides, Dean of the Audiencia | 22 September 1705 | 7 July 1707 | Philip V |
| 24 | Manuel de Oms, 1st Marquis of Castelldosrius | 7 July 1707 | 22 April 1710 | Philip V |
| Int. | Miguel Núñez de Sanabria, Dean of the Audiencia | 22 April 1710 | 14 September 1710 | Philip V |
| 25 | Diego Ladrón de Guevara | 14 September 1710 | 2 March 1716 | Philip V |
| Int. | Mateo de la Mata Ponce de León, Dean of the Audiencia | 2 March 1716 | 15 August 1716 | Philip V |
| Int. | Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. (Archbishop of Lima) | 15 August 1716 | 5 October 1716 | Philip V |
| 26 | Carmine Caracciolo, 5th Prince of Santo Buono | 5 October 1716 | 26 January 1720 | Philip V |
| 27 | Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. (Archbishop of Lima) | 26 January 1720 | 14 May 1724 | Philip V |
| | Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñón, O.SS.T. (Archbishop of Lima) | 26 January 1720 | 14 May 1724 | Louis I From 1700 to 1724, Philip V was the king; then from 1724 to 1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724. |
| 28 | José de Armendáriz, 1st Marquis of Castelfuerte | 14 May 1724 | 4 February 1736 | Louis I From 1700 to 1724, Philip V was the king; then from 1724 to 1746. Louis I only reigned in 1724. |
| | José de Armendáriz, 1st Marquis of Castelfuerte | 14 May 1724 | 4 February 1736 | Philip V |
| 29 | José Antonio de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Villagarcía | 4 February 1736 | 15 December 1745 | Philip V |
| 30 | José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda | 15 December 1745 | 12 October 1761 | Philip V |
| 30 | José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda | 15 December 1745 | 12 October 1761 | Ferdinand VI |
| | José Manso de Velasco, 1st Count of Superunda | 15 December 1745 | 12 October 1761 | Charles III |
| 31 | Manuel de Amat y Juniet | 12 October 1761 | 17 July 1776 | Charles III |
| 32 | Manuel de Guirior | 17 July 1776 | 21 July 1780 | Charles III |
| 33 | Agustín de Jáuregui | 21 July 1780 | 29 April 1784 | Charles III |
| 34 | Teodoro de Croix | 29 April 1784 | 25 March 1790 | Charles III |
| | Teodoro de Croix | 29 April 1784 | 25 March 1790 | Charles IV |
| 35 | Francisco Gil de Taboada | 25 March 1790 | 6 June 1796 | Charles IV |
| 36 | Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquis of Osorno | 24 July 1796 | 19 March 1801 | Charles IV |
| Int. | Manuel Arredondo y Pelegrín, Dean of the Audiencia | 19 March 1801 | 5 November 1801 | Charles IV |
| 37 | Gabriel de Avilés, 2nd Marquis of Avilés | 5 November 1801 | 20 August 1806 | Charles IV |
| 38 | José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquis of La Concordia | 20 August 1806 | 7 July 1816 | Charles IV |
| | José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, 1st Marquis of La Concordia | 20 August 1806 | 7 July 1816 | Ferdinand VII |
| 39 | Joaquín de la Pezuela, 1st Marquis of Viluma | 7 July 1816 | 29 January 1821 | Ferdinand VII |
| 40 | José de la Serna e Hinojosa, 1st Count of los Andes | 29 January 1821 | 9 December 1824 | Ferdinand VII |
| 41 | Juan Pío de Tristán y Moscoso | 9 December 1824 | 30 December 1824 | Ferdinand VII |