Martín Suárez de Toledo (1520-1584) was a Spanish nobleman and conquistador. He served as interim Governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay. Suárez de Toledo is primarily remembered for his involvement in the conquest and colonization of the Río de la Plata region.
Biography
Born in
Seville, his parents were Hernando Arias de Saavedra and Beatriz Suarez de Figueroa, belonging to the Spanish nobility.
Martín Suárez de Toledo came to Paraguay in the expedition of
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca in 1542.
He was married to María de Sanabria, daughter of
Juan de Sanabria and
Mencía Calderón Ocampo.
Martín Suárez de Toledo was
Governor of Paraguay and Río de la Plata between July 31, 1569, and November 29, 1574, and was preceded by
Felipe de Cáceres. He also served as
Lieutenant governor
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...
of Asuncion between 1569-1572 and 1574-1575.
Martín Suárez de Toledo and María de Sanabria, were the parents of the Governor
Hernando Arias de Saavedra.
See also
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Juan Abalos de Mendoza
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Juan de Ayolas
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Gonzalo Casco
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Nicolás Colman
Nicolás Colman (active in the 16th century) was an English military man, a ''conquistador'' in the service of the Spanish crown. He was one of the sailors who accompanied Pedro de Mendoza in the expedition of the Río de la Plata.
Biography
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Ulrich Schmidl
Ulrich Schmidl or Schmidel (1510 in Straubing - 1579 in Regensburg) was a German Landsknecht, conquistador, explorer, chronicler and councilman. Schmidl was, beside Hans Staden, one of the few Landsknechts who wrote down their experiences of tr ...
References
External links
argentinahistorica.com.ar
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1520 births
1584 deaths
16th-century explorers
Explorers of Argentina
People from Buenos Aires
People from Asunción
Spanish colonial governors and administrators