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Born | September 10, 1561[1] |
Died | 1634 (aged 72/73) |
Occupation | Spanish colonial Governor |
Spouse | Jerónima de Contreras[1][2] |
Children | Gerónima, Isabel and María[1] |
Parent(s) | Martín Suárez de Toledo, María de Sanabria[1] |
Hernando Arias de Saavedra (September 10, 1561 – 1634), commonly known as Hernandarias, was a soldier and politician of criollo ancestry. He was the first person born in the Americas to become a governor of a European colony in the New World,[3][4] serving two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata, 1597–1599 and 1602–1609, and one of the Governorate of Paraguay 1615–1617.
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