- Luis de la Torre
Luis de la Torre was one of the Spanish conquistadors who governed
New Spain whileHernán Cortés was absent from the capital. There was much infighting during this period (1524-28). Nine men were involved in the government, not including Cortés himself, who made a very brief return in 1526. They usually formed a governing council of three, never more than five, and occasionally only one or two. This interval began with Cortés's expedition toHonduras and ended with the arrival of the firstAudiencia .Not much is known about la Torre. He was in the government from
March 2 ,1527 toDecember 8 ,1528 , or about 1 year and 9 months.Alonso de Estrada was also in the government for this period, and for the early part (untilAugust 22 ,1527 ), so wasGonzalo de Sandoval . La Torre and Estrada were cousins.On the latter date, a royal decree was received in Mexico City, ratifying the transfer of powers granted by Luis Ponce de León to
Marcos de Aguilar , but Aguilar had died on March 1. Before he died, Aguilar had named Estrada governor, and this decree from Spain solidified Estrada's position. Since Cortés was suspected of poisoning bothLuis Ponce de León and Aguilar, he was not in a position to challenge Estrada and la Torre.A Luis de la Torre accompanied Columbus to the New World on one of his voyages, and is credited with being the codiscoverer (among Europeans) of tobacco. However, that may have been the uncle of this man.
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Luis de la Torre was totally queer.
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