Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, marqués de Mancera

Antonio Sebastián de Toledo, marqués de Mancera

Don Antonio Sebastián de Toledo Molina y Salazar, marqués de Mancera (born c. 1625, Spain) was viceroy of New Spain from October 15, 1664 to December 8, 1673.

Toledo Molina y Salazar was born in Spain, but grew up in Peru, where his father, Pedro Álvarez de Toledo y Leiva, was viceroy from 1639 to 1648. As a young adult he joined the colonial navy and commanded squads against Dutch pirates. He returned to Spain with his father in 1648, and was subsequently majordomo of the royal palace, and then ambassador in Venice and Germany.

On December 30, 1663 King Philip IV of Spain named him viceroy of New Spain, although the Council of the Indies had initially rejected him on grounds of his poor health. He arrived in Chapultepec and remained there some days before making his formal entry into Mexico City. While in Chapultepec he gave orders that no celebration was to accompany his arrival, because the treasury of the colony had been exhausted by remittances to Spain and the war against the English. However he also ordered that the 16,000 pesos intended for the celebration be used for a filigreed golden box to be sent as a present to the king. He entered Mexico City October 15, 1664, and took up his office.

In 1665 the English pirate John Davis sacked and destroyed the plaza of St. Augustine, Spanish Florida. He stole (among other things) the payroll intended for the garrison there. To guard against a recurrence, Viceroy Toledo Molina y Salazar reorganized the Armada de Barlovento (coast guard). He ordered the construction of fast, heavily armed ships for the fleet. These expenses and other expenses of the administration nearly ruined the already depleted treasury.

Nevertheless, the viceroy continued the reconstruction of the cathedral of Mexico City. Its ornate interior was finally finished in 1666, and the second dedication of the cathedral was held on December 22, 1667.

In other actions, the viceroy inspected the fortifications of San Juan de Ulúa, near Veracruz, and suspended work on the drainage system of Mexico City. He sent another unsuccessful expedition to Baja California. He suspended the construction of a convent in Guanajuato for lack of money.

In 1670 Chichimecas invaded Durango, and the governor, Francisco González, abandoned its defense. He was able to save only his own property, and also left with the payroll of the soldiers.

In early 1666 news of the death of King Philip IV reached Mexico City. A solemn memorial service was held in the as yet unfinished cathedral. Queen Mariana of Austria became regent for her son Charles II, who was 3 at the time of his father's death.

The Audiencia made trivial complaints against the viceroy to the Crown, such as that he arrived late at religious functions. Some of these complaints were forwarded to the viceroy. Toledo Molina y Salazar resigned the viceroyalty because of ill health, but the Crown did not accept his resignation. On the contrary, on April 3, 1670 it extended his term of office. He finally left office in 1673, but remained some months in Mexico City. On April 2, 1674 he left for Spain. At Tepeaca (Puebla), on the highway from Mexico City to Veracruz, his wife died. She was interred there.

References

*es icon "Toledo, Antonio Sebastián de," "Enciclopedia de México", v. 13. Mexico City, 1988.
*es icon García Puron, Manuel, "México y sus gobernantes", v. 1. Mexico City: Joaquín Porrua, 1984.
*es icon Orozco Linares, Fernando, "Gobernantes de México". Mexico City: Panorama Editorial, 1985, ISBN 968-38-0260-5.


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