Alonso de Escobar (1545–1613) was a Spanish explorer and administrator. While in the Spanish Military, he served as Regidor of Buenos Aires during the Viceroyalty of Peru.[1]
Juan Alonso de Escobar | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1545 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | 1613 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality |  Spanish |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Military |
Biography
editAlonso was born in Asuncion, son of Alonso de Escobar y Cáceres (conquistador).[2] He was married in Asuncion with Inés Suares de Toledo, daughter of Martín Suárez de Toledo (governor of Paraguay).[3]
Alonso de Escobar was one of 63 neighbors who accompanied Juan de Garay in the second Foundation of Buenos Aires.[4]
References
edit- ^ Buenos Aires, provincia, Volume 1, Issues 2-4, 1972, 1972
- ^ De dónde venimos (familias de Frías, Paz Figueroga, Molina, Pinto, etc.), Jorge H. Frías, 1956
- ^ Primer Congreso Internacional de Historia y Genealogía Gallega, Instituto Argentino Gallego de Ciencias Históricas y Genealógicas, 1999, ISBN 9789879791509
- ^ Fundación de la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Juan de Garay, January 2014, ISBN 9788499531540
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