Luis de la Torre was one of the Spanish conquistadors who governed New Spain while Hernán Cortés was absent from the capital.
This interval began with Cortés's expedition to Honduras and ended with the arrival of the first Audiencia Real.
He was in the government of the Viceroyalty of New Spain from March 2, 1527, to December 8, 1528, or about 1 year and 9 months.
[2] On the latter date, a royal decree was received in Mexico City, ratifying the transfer of powers granted by Luis Ponce de León to Marcos de Aguilar, but Aguilar had died on March 1.
A person named Luis de la Torre accompanied Christopher Columbus to the New World on one of his voyages, and is credited with being the co-discoverer (among Europeans) of tobacco.