Mateo Leal de Ayala | |
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 Coat of Arms of Ayala | |
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| Rank | General |
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November 20, 1579 Madrid, Spain |
| Died |
1627 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Spouse | María Magdalena de Aguilar |
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Mateo Leal de Ayala (1579-1627) was a Spanish army officer and politician, who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as alcalde,[1] teniente de gobernador and gobernador of Buenos Aires and Paraguay.[2]
Biography[]
Mateo Leal de Ayala y Medina was born in Madrid (Spain), son of Isidro Leal de Ayala and Rosa de Medina, belonging to a distinguished family of La Cabrera.[3] He possibly studied in Spain, and settled in the Spanish Colonies of America around 1598. He was married in the city of Potosí with María Magdalena de Aguilar, a noble woman, daughter of Ginés Martínez and Leonor de Vargas.[4]
In early seventeenth century, Ayala arrived at Buenos Aires from the Peru, and acquired a large estate of 500 rods of land, in the area of Pago de la Matanza.[5] In Buenos Aires, he held the highest political positions, being designated the 27 of December 1613 as governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay.[6] He also served as alguazil mayor of the city,[7] and was elected alcalde in first vote of Buenos Aires in 1621.[8]
References[]
- ↑ Coleccion de obras y documentos relativos á la historia antigua y ..., Volume 1. Pedro De Angelis. 1836. https://books.google.com/books?id=IvHmmy7ip0sC&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+regidor&pg=RA1-PA18.
- ↑ La Argentina (Edición Corregida y Actualizada): Historia del país y de su gente. María Sáenz Quesada. April 2012. ISBN 9789875666818. https://books.google.com/books?id=SPU6xgVBdRcC&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+teniente+de+gobernador&pg=PT85.
- ↑ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Issue 172. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1991. https://books.google.com/books?id=ix4rAQAAIAAJ&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+nacio+en.
- ↑ Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata, Volume 4. Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios. 1986. https://books.google.com/books?id=gDALAAAAYAAJ&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+Magdalena+de+Aguilar.
- ↑ Ciudad de Buenos Aires un recorrido por su historia. Dirección general patrimonio e instituto histórico. 2009. ISBN 9789871642038. https://books.google.com/books?id=Jtg3pDiwvTsC&q=Mateo+Leal+de+Ayala+buenos+aires&pg=PA116.
- ↑ El primitivo Buenos Aires. Héctor Adolfo Cordero. 1978. https://books.google.com/books?id=7bwZAAAAYAAJ&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+gobernador.
- ↑ Historia de la Argentina: Consolidación de la labor pobladora, 1600-1700. Vicente D. Sierra. 1957. https://books.google.com/books?id=WPooAAAAYAAJ&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+alguazil+mayor+Buenos+Aires.
- ↑ Historia de la ciudad de Buenos Aires ...: 1536-1718. Enrique de Gandía. 1936. https://books.google.com/books?id=t6JoAAAAMAAJ&q=mateo+leal+de+ayala+alcalde+en+primer+voto+buenos+aires.
External links[]
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