Gonzalo Casco
Gonzalo Casco | |
|---|---|
 Coats of Arms of Casco, according to Don Tirso de Avilés | |
| Alcalde of Asunción | |
| In office 1574–1575 | |
| Monarch | Philip II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1533 Avilés, Asturias, Spain |
| Died | c.1588 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Spouse(s) | María de Mendoza Irala |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Army's officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Gonzalo Casco (1533–c.1588) was a Spanish military leader and conquistador of Paraguay.[1]
Biography[]
Casco was born in Aviles. After being established in Peru, he arrived in Asunción, in the expedition of Ñuflo de Chaves. Time later it held honorary positions in the city, serving like Alcalde in 1574, and Regidor in 1568, 1575 and 1578.[2]
Under the orders of Nufrio de Chaves, Gonzalo Casco participated in the expeditions against the tribes of Mayáes and Tomacocis, native inhabitants of Paraguayan territory.[3]
He was married to María de Mendoza Irala, daughter of Gonzalo de Mendoza, interim governor of the Río de la Plata between 1556-1558, and Isabel de Irala, daughter of Domingo Martínez de Irala.[4]
References[]
- ^ Los Casco de Mendoza y los Vera de Aragón, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1949, 1949
- ^ Revista de Indias - Volumen10, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, 1950, 1950
- ^ Revista - Tema 8, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1948
- ^ Historia paraguaya: anuario del Instituto Paraguayo de Investigaciones Históricas, Volumes 42-43, El Instituto, 2002, 2002
Categories:
- People from Asunción
- Spanish nobility
- Spanish military personnel
- 16th-century explorers
- 16th-century Spanish people
- Spanish colonial governors and administrators
- 1533 births