Pedro de Peralta

Pedro de Peralta
2nd Spanish Governor of New Mexico
In office 1610–1614
Preceded by	Cristóbal de Oñate (son of Juan de Oñate)
Succeeded by	Bernardino de Ceballos
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Born	c. 1584 Valladolid, Crown of Castile
Died	1666 Madrid, Crown of Castile
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Pedro de Peralta (c. 1584 – 1666) was Governor of New Mexico between 1610 and 1613 at a time when it was a province of New Spain. He formally founded the city of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1610. In August 1613 he was arrested and jailed for almost a year by the Franciscan friar Isidro Ordóñez. Later, he was vindicated by the Mexican Inquisition and held a number of other senior posts in the Spanish imperial administration.