Francisco de Paredes | |
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Personal details | |
Born | 1512 Burgos, Castile and León, Spain |
Died | c. 1560 Asuncion, Viceroyalty of Peru |
Occupation |
Politician explorer |
Profession | militia |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Spanish Empire |
Branch/service | Spanish Army |
Years of service | c.1530-c.1560 |
Rank | Conquistador |
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]