Gonzalo de Sandoval

Gonzalo de Sandoval
Gonzalo de Sandoval in a contemporaneous rendition
Governor of New Spain
In office 2 March 1527 – 22 August 1527 Serving with Alonso de Estrada and Luis de la Torre
Preceded by	Marcos de Aguilar
Succeeded by	Alonso de Estrada Luis de la Torre
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Born	1497 Medellín, Castile
Died	1528 (aged 30–31) Palos de la Frontera, Castile
Resting place	La Rábida Friary
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Gonzalo de Sandoval (1497, Medellín, Spain – late in 1528, Palos de la Frontera, Spain) was a Spanish conquistador in New Spain (Mexico)^[1]: 50 and briefly co-governor of the colony while Hernán Cortés was away from the capital (March 2, 1527 to August 22, 1527).