 He was already old and infirm, although he had recently married a 17-year-old Cartagena native, María de Salas.His predecessor, Manuel Antonio Flórez, a popular viceroy who had served more than 11 years in the office, had apparently been forced to resign by José de Gálvez, Minister of the Indies in Spain, and Antonio Caballero y Góngora, Archbishop of Bogotá.Torrezal Díaz was received along the way at Honda by Archbishop Caballero y Góngora.