Ñuño Fernández Lobo

Ñuño Fernández Lobo
Personal details
Born 16th Century
Olivença, Portugal
Died 17th century
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
Nationality Portuguese
Occupation Landowner
Profession Military man

Ñuño Fernández Lobo (1590s–1650s) was a Portuguese nobleman, conquistador of Tucumán,[1] and settler of Buenos Aires.[2]

Biography

Born in Olivença, was the son of Afonso Lobo and Isabel Mendes Britos.[3] In 1629, Lobo came to Buenos Aires with his wife Juana Valdenebro. The family had arrived from Tucuman, being escorted in the trip by mercenaries hired by the same Lobo.[4]

Ñuño Fernández Lobo established his residence permanently in Buenos Aires, serving as Captain of militia in the El Presidio de Buenos Aires.[5] He received land grants, and ordered to build a farm in the area Río de Las Conchas (Buenos Aires Province).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata. Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm.
  2. ↑ Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. Charles F. H. Evans.
  3. ↑ Genealogía, Issues 14–15. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas.
  4. ↑ Revista patriótica del pasado argentino, Volume 3. Manuel Ricardo Trelles.
  5. ↑ Registro estadístico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Volume 7. Buenos Aires Province.
  6. ↑ Mercedes de tierras hechas por los Gobernadores a nombre del Rey, Volume 14. Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires.
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