Ñuño Fernández Lobo | |
Birth Date: | 16th Century |
Birth Place: | Olivença, Portugal |
Death Date: | 17th century |
Death Place: | Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Nationality: | Portuguese |
Occupation: | Politician Landowner |
Profession: | Army's officer |
Branch: | Spanish Army |
Rank: | Captain |
Ñuño Fernández Lobo (c.1590–1650s) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as conquistador of Tucumán.[1] He obtained land grants in Buenos Aires, where he settled with his family.[2]
Born in Olivença, he was the son of Afonso Lobo and Isabel Mendes Britos, belonging to a noble Lusitanian family.[3] In 1629, he came to Buenos Aires with his wife Juana Valdenebro. The family had arrived from Tucuman, being escorted in the trip by mercenaries hired by the same Ñuño Fernández Lobo.[4]
Ñuño Fernández Lobo established his residence permanently in Buenos Aires, serving as Captain of militia in the El Presidio de Buenos Aires.[5] He received land grants, and ordered to build a farm in the area Río de Las Conchas (Buenos Aires Province).[6]