Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia

Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia
13th Governor-General of the Philippines
In office June 15, 1608 – April 1609
Monarch	Philip III of Spain
Preceded by	Cristóbal Téllez de Almanza
Succeeded by	Juan de Silva
Personal details
Born	Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia 1564 Laredo, Cantabria, Spain
Died	1636 (aged 71–72)

Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia, 1st Count of Valle de Orizaba (Spanish: Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia, primer conde del valle de Orizaba) (Laredo, Spain 1564–1636) was a Spanish noble who served as the 13th governor and captain-general of the Philippines from 1608 to 1609. He was the son of Rodrigo de Vivero y Velasco, a Spanish colonial officer who was the nephew of Viceroy of New Spain Luis de Velasco, and Melchora de Aberrucia, a widow of conquistador Alonso Valiente.

He became the interim governor of the Philippines from June 15, 1608 to April 1609.

While in Manila, Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia was confronted with the insurrection of the Japanese enclaves in the Philippines, especially Dilao. He deported some of the Japanese back to Japan and implemented trade control. Soon after however, he received messages from William Adams on behalf of Tokugawa Ieyasu, who wished to establish direct trade contacts with New Spain. Friendly letters were exchanged, officially starting relations between Japan and New Spain.

His term as governor of the Philippines ended at Easter, 1609. Thereafter he was appointed count of Valle, and governor, captain-general, and president of the Audiencia of Panama.

On 30 September 1609, on his way back to Mexico, Rodrigo's ship, the San Francisco became shipwrecked in Japan with a crew of 373, near Iwada in Kazusa Province (today Onjuku, Chiba). Of the two other ships which accompanied Rodrigo, the Santa Ana rallied to another Japanese harbour safely, but the other, San Antonio, disappeared. Rodrigo de Vivero y Aberrucia spent 9 months in Japan and met extensively with authorities, with the help of Luis Sotelo.

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