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Francisco de Paredes

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Francisco de Paredes
Personal details
Born1512
Burgos, Castile and León, Spain
Diedc. 1560
Asuncion, Viceroyalty of Peru
OccupationPolitician
explorer
Professionmilitia
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
Years of servicec.1530-c.1560
RankConquistador

Francisco de Paredes (1512–1560s) was a Spanish conquistador, who attended the founding of Buenos Aires and Asuncion.[1]

He was born in Burgos, Spain, the son of Andrés de Paredes and Leonor del Río,[2] belonging to a distinguished Castilian family from Burgos.[3] He arrived in the Río de la Plata in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, with his brother, the canon Lesmes de Paredes.[4]

Francisco de Paredes was the ancestor of Potenciana de Paredes, a paternal grandmother of Casimiro Alegre, a prominent Spanish colonial official of Buenos Aires.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Conquistadores y encomenderos burgaleses en Indias, 1492-1600. Angela Pereda López. 2001. ISBN 9788495211422.
  2. ^ Conquistadores del Rio de la Plata. Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín. 1937.
  3. ^ Historia paraguaya: anuario del Instituto Paraguayo de Investigaciones Históricas, Volúmenes 40-41. El Instituto, 2001. 2004.
  4. ^ Documentos relativos a la expedición de don Pedro de Mendoza y acontecimientos ocurridos en Buenos Aires desde 1536 a 1541. Enrique Peña. 1936.
  5. ^ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Número 174. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1992.