Antón García Caro | |
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Notario Mayor de Gobierno of Buenos Aires | |
In office 1588–1600 | |
Monarch | Philip III |
Preceded by | Pedro de Espinosa |
Succeeded by | Francisco Pérez de Burgos |
Procurador General of Buenos Aires | |
In office ?–? | |
Monarch | Philip III |
Preceded by | Juan Fernández de Enciso |
Succeeded by | ? |
Personal details | |
Born | 1560 Carmona, Spain |
Died | 1624 Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Spouse | Juana Gómez de Sanabria y Sotomayor |
Occupation | Government |
Profession | legal |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Antón García Caro (1560-c.1624) was a Spanish jurist and politician, who performed legal functions during the Viceroyalty of Peru, [1] serving as escribano and procurador of Buenos Aires. [2]
He was born in Carmona, Seville, Spain, son of a Spanish family of Basque ancestors. He was married to María Gómez de Sanabria, daughter of Captain Juan Gómes de Sanabria and María de Sotomayor y Ruiz de Orellana, a noble woman possibly linked to the House of Méndez de Sotomayor. [3]
Antón García Caro arrived at the Río de la Plata from Cádiz in the expedition Alonso de Vera y Aragón. [4] He belonged to the second contingent of settlers that was established in the city of Buenos Aires after the second foundation. [5] In 1588, Juan Torre de Vera y Aragón granted him lands located in the vicinity of Luján river. [6]