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had been the usual policy with the court of Spain, to appoint the archbishop of Mexico as viceroy ad interim, whenever a sudden vacancy occurred in that office, but on the promotion of the conde de Salvatierra an exception was made, and, as we have seen, the chief magistracy with the title of governor was given to Márcos de Torres y Rueda, then bishop of Yucatan.

He arrived in November 1647, and remained in Tacuba till February 1648, when, learning that a vessel sent for Salvatierra from Peru had arrived at Acapulco, he repaired to Mexico to receive the

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