Bernardo de Iturriaza (1608, Ezcaray, La Rioja, Spain—1678, Lima) was a Spanish judge and colonial official. Ezcaray is a town and municipality in the Oja Valley in the La Rioja region of northern Spain. La Rioja is a province and autonomous community of northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Lima is the Capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers on a coast overlooking In his capacity as president of the Audiencia of Lima he twice served as governor (interim viceroy) of Peru (1666-67 and 1672-74). For the modern court see Audiencia Nacional of Spain. The Royal Audiencia and Chancellery ( Spanish: Real audiencia y chancillería
He studied law at the University of Alcalá de Henares, qualifying in both civil and canon law. The University of Alcalá (Universidad de Alcalá is an institute of higher learning located in the city of Alcalá de Henares, to the east of Madrid in Afterwards he continued teaching at the University. After some years he was named to the chair of digesto y decretales (pandects[1] and decretals[2]). Pandects ( Lat pandectae, adapted from Gr pandektes, all-containing is a name given to a compendium or digest of Roman law Decretals ( Epistolae decretales) is the name that is given in Canon law to those letters of the Pope which formulate decisions in ecclesiastical law
Thereafter he began work in the Audiencia of Lima. In 1647 he was named alcalde for criminal law, and in 1652 he became an oidor (a judge in the Audiencia). He rose to the position of decano (president) of the Audiencia.
In the interval between the death of Viceroy Diego de Benavides y de la Cueva in 1666 and the arrival of his replacement, Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro, the following year, Iturriaza served as governor (interim viceroy) of Peru. Diego de Benavides y de la Cueva octavo conde de Santisteban del Puerto marques de Solera (sometimes Diego Benavides y de la Cueva conde de Santisteban del Puerto) (1607 Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro conde de Lemos (in full Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro Andrade y Portugal décimo conde de Lemos marqués de Sarria y duque of Taurisano This was from about March 1666 to about November 1667. He served again from about December 1672 to about August 1674, between the death of Fernández de Castro and the arrival of Baltasar de la Cueva Enríquez. Open"' Baltasar de la Cueva Enríquez y Saavedra conde del Castellar marqués de Malagón (sometimes Baltasar de la Cueva Henríquez Arias de Saavedra) (1626
Iturriaza died in 1678 in Lima.
| Preceded by Diego de Benavides y de la Cueva |
Viceroy of Peru 1666 – 1667 |
Succeeded by Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro |
| Preceded by Pedro Antonio Fernández de Castro |
Viceroy of Peru 1672 – 1674 |
Succeeded by Baltasar de la Cueva Enríquez |