Hernando Arias de Saavedra
Military Person
1561 – 1634
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Who was Hernando Arias de Saavedra?
Hernando Arias de Saavedra, 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, serving three terms as governor of Rio de la Plata province, 1597-1599, 1602–1609, and 1615-1617.
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- Born
- Sep 10, 1561
Asunción - Spouses
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- Spain
- Paraguay
- Argentina
- Lived in
- Santa Fe
- Asunción
- Died
- 1634
Santa Fe
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on July 23, 2013
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