Bartolomé González de Villaverde
Bartolomé González de Villaverde | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1512 León, Spain |
| Died | 1589 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Spouse | María de Santa Cruz |
| Occupation | politician |
| Profession | notary |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Branch/service | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | c.1530-1589 |
| Rank | Conquistador |
Bartolomé González de Villaverde (1512–1589) was a Spanish notary and conquistador.
Born in 1512 in León, Spain, he had arrived to Buenos Aires in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza. He was one of the first settlers of Asunción,[1] where was married to María de Santa Cruz, a natural daughter of Spanish conqueror Juan de Santa Cruz.[2]
He and his wife had 12 children, two of whom were the alderman and mayor Bartolomé González de Villaverde,[3] and Roque González de Santa Cruz, who was proclaimed saint by Pope John Paul II.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Fr. Daniel Ewald (2009). Saints And Blesseds of the Americas. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 265–. ISBN 978-1-4628-4022-9.
- ^ Carlos Ernesto Romero Jensen (2009). El Guairá, caída y éxodo. Academia Paraguaya de la Historia. ISBN 978-99953-806-3-2.
- ^ Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín (1937). Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata. Talleres gráficos de S. de Amorrot.
- ^ Arturo J. Pérez-Rodríguez; Miguel Arias (2010). Santos Americanos: Conversando con los santos de América. Loyola Press. pp. 32–. ISBN 978-0-8294-3072-1.