Juan Ramírez de Velasco

Juan Ramírez de la Piscina de Velasco y Ábalos
Born 1539
La Rioja, Spain
Died 1597
Santa Fe, Viceroyalty of Peru
Allegiance  Spain
Rank Conquistador
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Juan Ramírez de Velasco (c.1539 – 1597) was a Spanish conquistador of Chile and Argentina. Founder of the province of La Rioja.[1]

Biography

Juan Ramírez de Velasco was born in in the village of Estollo son of a noble family of Castile, and descendant of the King of Navarre Ramiro Sánchez.[2] In 1570 Ramirez was married in Seville with Catherine de Ugarte a Spanish noblewoman daughter of Pedro Santiago de Ugarte and Ana de Velasco.[3]

Career

In his youth Ramírez fought in Flanders and Italy during the Italian War of 1551–59.[4] Arrived in America Ramirez was appointed governor of Tucumán by Philip II of Spain to replace Hernando de Lerma.[5] Ramírez served in the government of Tucuman between 1586-1593.

In 1588 being the governor of Tucumán Juan Ramirez de Velasco made expeditions against the Indians in calchaquí valley and won the allegiance of a son of Juan Calchaquí. Shortly after he founded the city of Todos los Santos de la Nueva Rioja.[6] In 1592 he founded the city of Madrid de las Juntas in the present department Metán.[7]

In 1594 Juan Ramírez Velasco was appointed commander of the Governorate of the Rio de la Plata a position he held between 1595-1597.[8] He was replaced by Hernando Arias de Saavedra.

Juan Ramirez de Velasco died in February 1597 in the City of Santa Fe, Argentina.[9]

Notes

  1. ↑ Poblaciones y curatos. Manuel María Cervera.
  2. ↑ Investigaciones en sociología. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Filosofía.
  3. ↑ Linajes de la gobernación del Tucamán: los de Córdoba, Volume 3. Arturo Gustavo de Lazcano Colodrero.
  4. ↑ Don Gerónimo Luis de Cabrera y sus descendientes. Fermín V. Arenas Luque.
  5. ↑ La Argentina (Edición Corregida y Actualizada): Historia del país y de su gente. María Sáenz Quesada.
  6. ↑ Pueblos indios de Pomán Catamarca (Siglo XVII a XIX. By de la Orden de Peracca, Gabriela.
  7. ↑ Breve historia de los conquistadores. José María González-Ochoa.
  8. ↑ Historia cronológica de la ciudad de Buenos Aires 1536-2014. Contreras, Leonel.
  9. ↑ General Juan Ramírez de Velasco:. Jorge G. C. Zenarruza.

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