This earned him the enmity of the Roman Catholic friars, who were determined to Christianize native populations and exploit free Indian labor.

Forced into exile, he became an active opponent of Spanish interests and offered his services to England and France, Spain's rivals in the colonization of the New World.

After arriving in New Mexico, which was already in his government, Fray Alonso de Posada was appointed priest of the province.

[3] They investigated corruption and abuse of power by the previous governor, Bernardo López de Mendizábal.

In addition, he prohibited Amerindian slavery, putting the law of that American Indians should be paid for their work, like the Spanish settlers.

[1] However, because to increase of Navajo and Apaches reprisals he forbade Charles II of England On 1663, there was a dispute between Peñalosa and Alonso de Posada, a Franciscan priest.

Thus, Posada excommunicated him, causing Peñalosa to "threaten him with arrest, and deport the custos" of New Mexico, while questioned the authority of the Inquisition.

There, Posada send a message to the Office of the Inquisition in Mexico City, which he indicated a list of errors committed by Peñalosa.

The Holy Inquisition confiscated their property and prohibited him against returning to exercise the military service or the policy and going into exile in New Spain.

For several years, he proposed to the King of France, Louis XIV, to colonize different parts North of New Spain, such as Quivira (probably in Central Kansas) and Teguayo, through a collaboration between both.

[4] Era su padre, el encomendero Alonso de Peñaloza Briceño, casado con Micaela Salazar Solis.