Bartolomé González de Villaverde

Bartolomé González de Villaverde (1512–1589) was a Spanish notary and conquistador.

Bartolomé González de Villaverde
Personal details
Born1512
León, Spain
Died1589
Asunción, Paraguay
SpouseMaría de Santa Cruz
Occupationpolitician
Professionnotary
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of servicec.1530-1589
RankConquistador

Born in 1512 in León, Spain, he had arrived to Buenos Aires in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza. He was one of the first settlers of Asunción,[1] where was married to María de Santa Cruz, a natural daughter of Spanish conqueror Juan de Santa Cruz.[2]

He and his wife had 12 children, two of whom were the alderman and mayor Bartolomé González de Villaverde,[3] and Roque González de Santa Cruz, who was proclaimed saint by Pope John Paul II.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Fr. Daniel Ewald (2009). Saints And Blesseds of the Americas. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-1-4628-4022-9.
  2. ^ Carlos Ernesto Romero Jensen (2009). El Guairá, caída y éxodo. Academia Paraguaya de la Historia. ISBN 978-99953-806-3-2.
  3. ^ Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín (1937). Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata. Talleres gráficos de S. de Amorrot.
  4. ^ Arturo J. Pérez-Rodríguez; Miguel Arias (2010). Santos Americanos: Conversando con los santos de América. Loyola Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-8294-3072-1.