Antón Higueras de Santana
| Anton Higueras de Santana | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1557 Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain |
| Died |
1619 Buenos Aires |
| Nationality |
 Spanish |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Military |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Anton Higueras de Santana (1557–1619) was a Spanish military expeditionary, conqueror resident and Mayor of Ciudad de La Santísima Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María del Buen Ayres
Biography
Santana was born in Salteras, Sevilla, had arrived in the Río de la Plata, in the expedition of Ortiz de Zárate, accompanied by his mother Antonia Morena, and his sisters Maria Correa, Catherine Correa, Isabel and Leonor de Santana, his father Pedro Correa, had died in his hometown.[1] In 1580 his first expedition with Juan de Garay he served as Captain, attended the foundation of Buenos Aires. He accompanied Garay in dangerous missions, where aboriginal natives and exotic animals were the main obstacle. Santana permanently settled in Buenos Aires was Regidor of Cabildo in 1589,[2] and Lieutenant Governor circa of 1595,[3] then held the position of faithful Executor. In 1618 obtained the position of Alcalde of Buenos Aires.[4]
Anton Higueras de Santana also was a merchant and farmer, had his ranch in Las Conchas.[5] He had two natural daughters, one of them was Beatriz Morena de Santana (wife of Francisco Rodriguez).[6]
References
- ↑ Historia, Issues 38-41, Argentina (1965)
- ↑ HISLA., Issues 5-8, Centro Latinoamericano de Historia Económica y Social, 1985
- ↑ Acuerdos del extinguido Cabildo de Buenos Aires: t. 1-18, 1589-1700, Talleres gráficos de la Penitenciaria nacional, 1908
- ↑ La pezuña de oro: las pampas de Buenos Aires, las vaquerías y relatos camperos, J.W. Maguire, 1980
- ↑ La pequeña aldea: sociedad y economía en Buenos Aires (1580-1640), Rodolfo Eduardo González Lebrero
- ↑ Nupcias patricias: descendencia de los fundadores de la ciudad, siglos XVII-XVIII-XIX-XX, Alberto A. Wildner-Fox