Hernando Arias de Saavedra

Hernando Arias de Saavedra (September 10, 1561 – 1634), commonly known as Hernandarias, was a soldier and politician of criollo ancestry. He was the first person born in the Americas to become a governor of a European colony in the New World, serving two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata, 1597–1599 and 1602–1609, and one of the Governorate of Paraguay 1615–1617.

Hernandarias
BornSeptember 10, 1561
Died1634 (aged 72/73)
Santa Fe, Argentina
OccupationSpanish colonial Governor
SpouseJerónima de Contreras
ChildrenGerónima, Isabel and María
Parent(s)Martín Suárez de Toledo, María de Sanabria
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