Diego Gutiérrez de Humanes (1607 - 1660s) was a Spanish politician and military man who served in the
Viceroyalty of Peru
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as Lieutenant Governor of
Santa Fe, Argentina
Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz (; usually called just Santa Fe, lit. "Holy Faith") is the capital city of the provinces of Argentina, province of Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe, Argentina. It is situated in north-eastern Argentina, near the junction of t ...
.
Biography
Diego Gutiérrez de Humanes was born 1607 in Buenos Aires. As the son of Pedro Gutiérrez and Mayor Humanés de Molina, he belonged to a distinguished Spanish family. He was married to Leonor Carbajal, daughter of
Gonzalo Carbajal and María de Salas y Reynoso. In 1633 Diego Gutiérrez de Humanes, was elected Alcalde de la santa hermandad, in the town of
Monte Grande
Monte Grande is a city which forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires. It is the administrative seat of Esteban Echeverría Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
It was founded in 1824 as an agricultural colony. The ...
. His brother Juan Gutierrez de Humanes, served as Alcalde of second vote in Buenos Aires in 1648.
Diego Gutiérrez de Humanes, and his brother had received land grants in
Parana,
Santa Lucía and in the present territories of
San Pedro and
Arrecifes
Arrecifes is a town in Buenos Aires Province
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.
References
External links
www.sanpedro.com.ar
Politicians from Buenos Aires
Argentine people of Spanish descent
Spanish army officers
Argentine Army officers
Spanish colonial governors and administrators
1607 births
Year of death unknown
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