Mateo_Leal_de_Ayala

Mateo Leal de Ayala

Mateo Leal de Ayala

Spanish army officer and politician

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]

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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]

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    Coleccion de obras y documentos relativos á la historia antigua y ..., Volume 1. Pedro De Angelis. 1836.
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    La Argentina (Edición Corregida y Actualizada): Historia del país y de su gente. María Sáenz Quesada. April 2012. ISBN 9789875666818.
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    Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Issue 172. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1991.
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    Aportes biogenealógicos para un padrón de habitantes del Río de la Plata, Volume 4. Hugo Fernández de Burzaco y Barrios. 1986.
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    Ciudad de Buenos Aires un recorrido por su historia. Dirección general patrimonio e instituto histórico. 2009. ISBN 9789871642038.
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    El primitivo Buenos Aires. Héctor Adolfo Cordero. 1978.
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    Historia de la Argentina: Consolidación de la labor pobladora, 1600-1700. Vicente D. Sierra. 1957.
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    Historia de la ciudad de Buenos Aires ...: 1536-1718. Enrique de Gandía. 1936.
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