Juan Abalos de Mendoza
Juan Abalos de Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1560 Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Died | 1605 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Rank | Captain |
Juan Abalos de Mendoza known as "el viejo" (1560–1605) was a Paraguayan explorer and colonizer in South America.
Biography[]
Born in Asunción, his parents were Gonzalo Casco and María de Mendoza Irala daughter of Gonzalo de Mendoza, and granddaughter Domingo Martínez de Irala.[1] Mendoza married first with Bernardina Guerra de Sepúlveda, and after being widowed to Juana Cejas, whom he had three sons.[2] Abalos de Mendoza, came from Asunción to Santiago del Estero, and then permanently established in Buenos Aires, and was appointed Regidor in 1598.[3]
Juan Abalos de Mendoza was a personal friend of the founder of Buenos Aires Juan de Garay.[4]
References[]
- ^ Cunas de ilustres linajes: descendencia de Domingo Martínez de Irala y otras de la época de la conquista, by Alfredo J. Otárola, 1970
- ^ Patricios y elites: el caso argentino, 1535-1943 : ensayo, Instituto Ruy Díaz de Guzmán de Investigación Histórica y Social, 2005, 2005, ISBN 9789870513681
- ^ Nuestra Señora del Buen Viaje: Morón, byJuan Antonio Presas, 1972
- ^ Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX, by Alberto A. Wildner-Fox, 1987
- ^ http://www.capillaexaltacion.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=61
Categories:
- 16th-century explorers
- Spanish military personnel
- 1560 births
- 1605 deaths