Juan de Garay y Becerra explained

Juan de Garay y Becerra
Order:Lieutenant Governor of
Office:Santa Fe Province
Term Start:1635
Term End:1637
Predecessor:Alonso Fernández Montiel
Successor:Cristóbal de Garay
Birth Date:1558
Birth Place:Asunción, Paraguay
Death Date:1638
Death Place:Santa Fe, Argentina
Spouse:Juana de Saavedra
Juana de Espindola
Occupation:Government
Profession:Army's officer
Branch:Spanish Army
Serviceyears:c.1578-1638
Rank:General

Juan de Garay y Becerra (1558 - 1638) was a Spanish nobleman, who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as alcalde and lieutenant governor of Santa Fe (Argentina).[1]

He was born in Asunción (Paraguay), son of the founder of Buenos Aires Don Juan de Garay and Doña Isabel de Becerra, daughter of Francisco de Becerra and Isabel de Contreras y Mendoza, belonging to a distinguished family.[2] He was married to Juana de Saavedra, daughter of Martín Suárez de Toledo and María de Sanabria. And the sister of Hernando Arias de Saavedra, governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay.[3]

His second wife was Juana de Espindola y Palomino, daughter of Spanish conquistadores.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Genealogía, Issues 11-12 . 1955 .
  2. Book: Hernandarias: el hijo de la tierra . 1948. Raúl A. Molina.
  3. Book: Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia . 1883 . Real Academia de la Historia.
  4. Book: Los Machaín . 1926. Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín.