Bartolomé González de Villaverde (1512–1589) was a Spanish notary and conquistador.
Bartolomé González de Villaverde | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1512 León, Spain |
| Died | 1589 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Spouse | María de Santa Cruz |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | notary |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | c.1530-1589 |
| Rank | Conquistador |
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
edit- ^ Fr. Daniel Ewald (2009). Saints And Blesseds of the Americas. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-1-4628-4022-9.
- ^ Carlos Ernesto Romero Jensen (2009). El Guairá, caída y éxodo. Academia Paraguaya de la Historia. ISBN 978-99953-806-3-2.
- ^ Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín (1937). Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata. Talleres gráficos de S. de Amorrot.
- ^ 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.