Felipe de Cáceres

Felipe de Cáceres was a Spanish conquistador and Governor of Rio de la Plata. Despite the preference of the people of

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Juan Ortiz de Zárate Juan Ortiz de Zárate (c. 1521 Orduña, Biscay ( Spain) – 1575 Asunción, ( Paraguay). was a Spanish Basque explorer and conquistador. He journeyed to the Americas as a teenager, where he took part in the conquest of Peru under Diego de Alm ...

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Francisco Ortiz de Vergara Francisco Ortiz de Vergara (Seville, 1524 – Ciudad Zaratina, 2 December 1574) was a Spanish conquistador and colonizer. He succeeded Gonzalo de Mendoza as governor of Rio de la Plata. He was elected, rather than appointed by the king or hi ...

governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

Rio de la Plata Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

, the Royal Audience at Charcas appointed the accountant Felipe de Cáceres to the post. He had previously assisted

Domingo Martínez de Irala Domingo Martínez de Irala (; c. 1509 Bergara, Gipuzkoa – c. 1556 Asunción, Paraguay) was a Spanish Basque people, Basque conquistador. He headed for America in 1535 enrolled in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza and participated in the foundi ...

in removing Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca from power, and during his administration quarrelled with Fray

Pedro de la Torre Pedro de la Torre (died 1573) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Paraguay (1554–1573). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Pedro de la Torre was ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor. On 27 August 1554, he was appointed duri ...

, the first bishop of Paraguay. Returning from a trip to the mouth of the Paraná, he was accosted upon his return to

and arrested under the authority of the bishop. The

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Martin Suarez de Toledo approved the incarceration and ordered de Cáceres removed to Spain. Although he broke jail ''en route'' with the help of the Portuguese, the captain Ruy Diaz Melgarejo was able to recapture him. {{DEFAULTSORT:Cáceres, Felipe de Spanish conquistadors 16th-century Spanish people 16th-century explorers 16th-century births 16th-century deaths Governors of the Río de la Plata