Juan Abalos de Mendoza
Juan Abalos de Mendoza known as "el viejo" (1560–1605) was a Paraguayan explorer and colonizer in South America.
Juan Abalos de Mendoza | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1560 Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Died | 1605 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Rank | Captain |
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]
References
- Cunas de ilustres linajes: descendencia de Domingo Martínez de Irala y otras de la época de la conquista, by 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, byJuan Antonio Presas, 1972
- Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX, by Alberto A. Wildner-Fox, 1987
- http://www.capillaexaltacion.gov.ar/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78&Itemid=61
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