Antón García Caro
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]
Antón García Caro | |
|---|---|
| Escribano Mayor de Gobierno of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1588–1600 | |
| Monarch | Philip III |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pérez de Burgos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1560 Carmona, Spain |
| Died | 1624 Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Spouse(s) | Juana Gómez de Sanabria y Sotomayor |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Legal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  |
Biography
He was born in Carmona, Seville, Spain, son of a Spanish family of Basque ancestors. He was married to María Gómez de Sanabria or Méndez de Sotomayor, daughter of a noble family 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]
References
- La Revista de Buenos Aires: historia Americana, literatura y ..., Volume 5. Miguel Navarro Viola, Vicente Gregorio Quesada.
- Correspondencia de la ciudad de Buenos Ayres con los reyes de España: 1588-1615. Buenos Aires (Argentina).
- Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía. edited by Eduardo Pardo de Guevara y Váldes, Instituto Padre Sarmiento de Estudios Gallegos (Santiado de Compostela), Galicia. Xunta.
- Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía: España y America :. Instituto Padre Sarmiento de Estudios Gallegos.
- Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de ..., Volumes 1-2.
- Un conquistador, una dama, una estancia y un decreto. Felisa Carmen Echevarría de Lobato Mulle.