Alonso de Maldonado
Alonso de Maldonado | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Guatemala and Honduras President of the Audiencia of Guatemala | |
| In office 1542–1548 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco de la Cueva & Francisco Marroquín |
| Succeeded by | Alonso López de Cerrato |
| Governor of Guatemala | |
| In office 1536 – 15 September 1539 | |
| Preceded by | Pedro de Alvarado |
| Succeeded by | Pedro de Alvarado |
| Judge of the Real Audiencia of Mexico | |
| In office 10 January 1531 – 16 April 1535 | |
| Preceded by | Nuño de Guzmán of the first Audiencia |
| Succeeded by | Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1480 Salamanca, Castile |
| Spouse(s) | Juana de Ortega Elena de Torres y Medinilla |
| Occupation | Judge, bureaucrat |
Alonso de Maldonado Diez de Ledesma (1480 Salamanca, Spain), was a Spanish lawyer and a member of the second Real Audiencia of Mexico, which governed New Spain from January 10, 1531 to April 16, 1535. He was also president of the first Real Audiencia of Guatemala, and in that capacity interim governor of Guatemala from 1536 to September 15, 1539. He was governor of Guatemala a second time, from 1542 to 1548.