Gonzalo Casco (1533–c.1588) was a Spanish military leader and ''
conquistador
Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...
'' of
Paraguay.
Biography
Casco was born in
Aviles. After being established in
Peru, he arrived in
Asunción, in the expedition of
Ñuflo de Chaves. Time later it held honorary positions in the city, serving like ''
Alcalde
Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...
'' in 1574, and ''
Regidor'' in 1568, 1575 and 1578.
Under the orders of Nufrio de Chaves, Gonzalo Casco participated in the expeditions against the tribes of Mayáes and Tomacocis, native inhabitants of Paraguayan territory.
He was married to MarÃa de Mendoza Irala, daughter of
Gonzalo de Mendoza, interim governor of the
RÃo de la Plata between 1556-1558, and Isabel de Irala, daughter of
Domingo MartÃnez de Irala.
References
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People from Asunción
16th-century Spanish nobility
16th-century explorers
16th-century Spanish military personnel
Spanish colonial governors and administrators
1533 births
Year of death unknown