Juan Núñez De Prado (grand Master Of Calatrava)
Juan Núñez de Prado may refer to: *Juan Núñez de Prado (conquistador), 16th-century Spanish conquistador known for his conquest of Tucumán Province *Juan Núñez de Prado (Grand Master of Calatrava) (died 1355), Castilian nobleman who became Master of the Order of Calatrava {{hndis, Nunez de Prado, Juan ...
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Juan Núñez De Prado (conquistador)
Juan Núñez de Prado was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who is known for his conquest of Tucumán Province in what is now Argentina. Early career Juan Núñez de Prado was born in Badajoz, in the Extremadura region of Spain. He moved to Peru in the early 1540s, and became a supporter of Gonzalo Pizarro, taking part on his side in the civil wars. Before 1548 he had been appointed ''Alcade'' of the Potosí mines. While holding this office, he went over to the royal forces before the Battle of Jaquijahuana and assisted in the victory over Pizarro's supporters. At the end of the civil war Captain Núñez de Prado returned to the city of Chuquisaca in Upper Peru. Since the royal forces had triumphed at Jaquijahuana, in 1549 Pedro de la Gasca granted Juan Núñez de Prado the territory of Tucumán in modern Argentina in return for his valuable services. This was a poorly defined area that roughly corresponded to the southern part of modern Bolivia and the northern part of mo ...
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