Baltasar de Ávila Barrionuevo
Conquistador at the service of the Spanish Empire
MonarchCharles V
Personal details
Born1519
Toledo, Spain
Died1584
Peru
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArmed forces
Military service
Allegiance Spain
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
RankCaptain

Baltasar de Barrionuevo (1519–1584?) was a Spanish military man, who participated in the conquest of the Peru, Chile, and Tucumán.[1]

Biography

Barrionuevo was born 1519 in Talavera de la Reina, son of a distinguished Spanish family.[2] Being very young he traveled to the Americas taking part of the conquest of Peru. Later he served in Chile under orders of Captain Francisco de Aguirre.[3]

In 1549 Barrionuevo accompanied by Juan Núñez de Prado, attended in the founding of the city of San Miguel and Talavera de Esteco, Tucumán.[4] Baltasar also was Regidor in the Cabildo de Chile.[5]

His son Baltasar de Ávila, attended the foundation of La Rioja in 1591, also was Alcalde in Catamarca. Baltasar jr. was married to Juana Bazán de Pedraza, granddaughter of Conquistador Juan Gregorio Bazán.[6]

References

  1. ↑ La sangre del conquistador Juan Gregorio Bazán, Ediciones Dunken, 1997, 1997
  2. ↑ Boletín interno, Números 51-59;Números 61-90, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas., 1975, 1975
  3. ↑ Crónica de la Serena, desde su fundación hasta nuestros días, 1549-1870, by Manuel Concha, 1871
  4. ↑ Los Gavier: sus entronques con linajes cordobeses, Centro de Estudios Genealógicos de Córdoba, 1/1/1996, 1996, ISBN 9789879552032
  5. ↑ Páginas escogidas, by Luis López de Mesa,Gonzalo Cavadid Uribe, 1963
  6. ↑ Revista de la Junta de Historia y Letras de La Rioja, Museo Inca Huasi, 1944, October 1944


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