Pedro Moya de Contreras | |
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| Viceroy of New Spain | |
| In office September 25, 1584 – October 17, 1585 | |
| Monarch | Philip II of Spain |
| Preceded by | Luis de Villanueva y Zapata |
| Succeeded by | Álvaro Manrique de Zúñiga |
| President of Council of the Indies | |
| In office 1585 – December 21, 1591 | |
| Archbishop of Mexico | |
| Archdiocese | Mexico |
| Installed | June 17, 1573 |
| Term ended | December 7, 1591 |
| Predecessor | Alonso de Montúfar |
| Successor | Alonso Fernández de Bonilla |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 21, 1573 |
| Consecration | by Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1527 |
| Died | December 21, 1591 (aged 63–64) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Pedro Moya de Contreras (sometimes Pedro de Moya y Contreras) (c. 1528, Pedroche, Córdoba Province, Spain – December 21, 1591, Madrid) was a prelate and colonial administrator who held the three highest offices in the Spanish colony of New Spain, namely inquisitor general, Archbishop of Mexico, and Viceroy of Mexico, September 25, 1584 – October 17, 1585. He was the 6th Viceroy, governing from September 25, 1584, to October 16, 1585. During this interval he held all three positions.