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]
See also
References
- ↑ Cunas de ilustres linajes: descendencia de Domingo Martínez de Irala y otras de la época de la conquista. 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. Juan Antonio Presas. 1972.
- ↑ Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX. Alberto A. Wildner-Fox. 1987.
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