Pedro de Peralta | |
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| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| 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.