Francisco de Becerra | |
Birth Date: | 1510s |
Death Date: | 16th century |
Birth Place: | Medellín, Extremadura, Spain |
Death Place: | Brazil |
Allegiance: | Spain |
Rank: | Captain |
Francisco de Becerra (1510s, Medellín, Extremadura, Spain - ?, Brazil) was a Spanish nobleman, served as captain in the Spanish Army, during the conquest of the New World.[1]
Born in Extremadura in the 1510s, Becerra was commander of the brigantine who brought to Mencía Calderón in 1550.[2] On that trip Becerra was accompanied by his wife Isabel, daughter of Álvaro Contreras y Carvajal.[3] He lost his life on the same trip, due to a shipwreck in Mbiazá, Brazil. His wife and children managed to save their lives.[4]