Juan de Fustes

Juan de Fustes
Conquistador of the Spanish Empire
Monarch Charles I
Personal details
Born Juan Fustes de Mendoza Valderrama
c.1500
Las Palmas, Spain
Died 1573
Asunción, Paraguay
Spouse(s) Beatriz Ramírez.[1]
Occupation Conqueror
explorer
Profession Navy officer
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Service/branch Spanish Navy

Juan de Fustes (1500s-1573) was a Spanish nobleman, conquistador and explorer. He had arrived at the Río de la Plata in the army of Sebastián Caboto.[2]

Biography

Juan de Fustes was born in the Canary Islands (Spain), in 1558 he participated in expeditions in the Pilcomayo River.[3] Fustes had been held captive by the Indians during an expedition to Brazil.[4] He had been captive by the tribe Agaces for 10 years, then he joined as a neighbor of Asunción.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Historia paraguaya: anuario del Instituto Paraguayo de Investigaciones Históricas, Volumes 23-24, El Instituto, 1986
  2. ↑ Congreso de Historia del Descubrimiento (1492-1556): actas (ponencias y ..., by Real Academia de la Historia (Spain)
  3. ↑ Historia Paraguaya, Volume 19, 1982
  4. ↑ Capitanes de la aventura: I. Cabeza de Vaca, el infortunado. II. Irala, el predestinado, Volume 1, Carlos Zubizarreta
  5. ↑ Historia paraguaya: anuario del Instituto Paraguayo de Investigaciones Históricas, Volumes 42-43, El Instituto, 2002
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