in his many duties, his successor arrived. After continuing his visitatorial functions for a further period, during which he was still the scourge of evil-doers, he finally returned to Spain, and was appointed president of the India Council. He died in Madrid toward the end of December 1591.[1]
On the 18th of October, 1585,[2] the seventh viceroy of New Spain, Alonso Manrique de Zúñiga, marqués de Villamanrique, and brother of the duque de Béjar, was received in Mexico with the customary pomp, and with rejoicing by the classes that were glad to be rid of their late tormentor. He brought with him his wife and daughter, his brother-m-law, and a large retinue of servants. At first the new viceroy was highly esteemed, much on account of the amiable marchioness; but in due time the newness of the man wore off, and as Torquemada observes, "though he was wise, sagacious, and prudent, during the course of his subsequent proceedings, he gave not the satisfaction he might."
Dissensions between the temporal and spiritual authorities were becoming chronic in New Spain, so that it was hardly to be expected that a viceroy and archbishop could encounter without coming to words. Hence we are not at all surprised to learn that at a meeting with Moya, at Guadalupe, a discussion arose concerning political and ecclesiastical affairs which left the high dignitaries enemies for life.[3] The breach
- ↑ The time of death is variously stated as having occurred in January and in December 1591. It seems that the deceased had been so poor that Philip was obliged to pay his debts and funeral expenses. Further information of Moya may be found in Sosa, Espiscopado Mex., 27-40; Torquemada, i. 649; Alegre, Hist. Comp. Jesus, i. 208-9; Alaman, Disert., iii. ap. 16; Gonzalez Dávila, Teatro Ecles., i. 35-40.
- ↑ Concilios Prov., MS., i. 271; Mex. Hieroglyphical Hist., 126; Vetancvrt, Trat. Mex., 10-11. Some of the modern authors, as Lorenzana, Alaman, Rivera, and others, give the date as October 17th.
- ↑ One of the principal causes of their lasting enmity was that the viceroy
last charge we should expect to see preferred; of being a bad ecclesiastic, disobedient to royal authority, living in concubinage, as careless, vicious, dishonest; of being addicted to cards, proud, vengeful, inhuman, and of possessing what other bad or criminal qualities might be attributed to the worst of men.
