Francisco García Romero
Francisco García Romero | |
|---|---|
| Alcalde of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1617–1618 | |
| Monarch | Philip III of Spain |
| Preceded by | Gabriel Sánchez de Ojeda |
| Succeeded by | Antón Higueras de Santana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1559 Cáceres, Spain |
| Died | c. 1630 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Army officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Rank | Captain |
Francisco García Romero (1559–1630s) was a Spanish military man and conquistador.
Biography[edit]
Francisco was born in 1559 in Cáceres, Spain,[1] son of Francisco García Moroto and Inés Martin. He arrived in the Rio de la Plata in 1603,[2] occupying distinguished political positions in the city, where served as alcalde, fiel ejecutor, attorney general and deputy of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires.[3]
Francisco García Romero married in Asunción to Mariana González de Santa Cruz, daughter of Bartolomé González de Villaverde and María Santa Cruz, belonging to a distinguished family of conquerors.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Gammalsson, H.E.; Buenos Aires (Argentina). Secretaría de Cultura (1980). Los pobladores de Buenos Aires y su descendencia. Municipalidad de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Secretaría de Cultura. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ de Garay, J. (2012). Fundación de la ciudad de Buenos Aires. Red ediciones. p. 34. ISBN 9788499531540. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ Buenos Aires (Argentina). Cabildo; Biedma, J.J.; Mallié, A.S.; Quesada, H.C.; France, E.C.; Archivo General de la Nación (Argentina) (1908). Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires: t. 1-18, 1589-1700; ser. II, t. 1-9, 1701-1750; ser. III, t. 1-11, 1751-1800; ser. IV, t. 1-9, 1801-1821. Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaria nacional. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
- ^ Genealogía. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1961. Retrieved 2015-07-08.