Juan de Garay

Juan de Garay
Governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay (1578-1583)
Lieutenant Governor of Asunción (1577-1578)
Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fe (1574-1576).
MonarchPhilip II
Personal details
Born1528
Biscay, Spain
Died1583
Santa Fe, Viceroyalty of Peru
Spouse(s)Isabel de Becerra
Juana de Espindola y Palomino
ChildrenJuan de Garay y Becerra
OccupationPolitician

Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador. Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). There's no birth certification whatsoever, though Juan De Garay regarded himself as somebody from Biscay (a region from the Basque Country). He served under the Crown of Castille, in the Viceroyalty of Peru. He was governor of Asunción (present day Paraguay) and founded a number of cities in present-day Argentina, many near the Paraná River area, including the second foundation of Buenos Aires, in 1580.