Ruy de Sosa
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Ruy de Sosa y León | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1569 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 1633 Oruro, Bolivia |
| Occupation | Military |
Ruy de Sosa y León, (Portuguese: Rui de Sousa e Leão; 1569–1633) was a Portuguese nobleman, and conqueror and government official of the city of Córdoba in what is now Argentina during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Biography[edit]
Born in 1569 in Lisbon, Portugal,[1] he was the son of Garcia Sousa and Dona Isabel Nunes.[2] He married in the city of Córdoba to Gregoria Peralta, daughter of Blas de Peralta.
Ruy de Sosa arrived in Córdoba from Peru sent as conqueror and councilman, was appointed chief alguacil, attorney, majordomo and city treasurer.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Luque Colombres, Carlos A. (1973). Para la historia de Córdoba: monografías, artículos y otros escritos - Carlos A. Luque Colombres - Google Books. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Binayán, Narciso (January 1999). Historia Genealógica Argentina - Narciso Binayán - Google Books. ISBN 9789500420587. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ^ Boletín del Centro de Estudios Genealógicos de Córdoba - Google Books. 2002. Retrieved 2014-01-15.