Ñuño Fernández Lobo (c.1590–1650s) was a Portuguese nobleman, who served as conquistador of Tucumán.[1] He obtained land grants in Buenos Aires, where he settled with his family.[2]
Biography
Born in Olivença, he was the son of Afonso Lobo and Isabel Mendes Britos, belonging to a noble Lusitanian family.[3] In 1629, he came to Buenos Aires with his wife Juana Valdenebro. The family had arrived from Tucuman, being escorted in the trip by mercenaries hired by the same Ñuño Fernández Lobo.[4]
Ñuño Fernández Lobo established his residence permanently in Buenos Aires, serving as Captain of militia in the El Presidio de Buenos Aires.[5] He received land grants, and ordered to build a farm in the area Río de Las Conchas (Buenos Aires Province).[6]
References
- ^ Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata. Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm. 2001. ISBN 9789879768822.
- ^ Studies in Genealogy and Family History in Tribute to Charles Evans on the Occasion of His Eightieth Birthday. Charles F. H. Evans. 1989.
- ^ Genealogía, Issues 14–15. Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas. 1965.
- ^ Revista patriótica del pasado argentino, Volume 3. Manuel Ricardo Trelles. 1890.
- ^ Registro estadístico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Volume 7. Buenos Aires Province. 1864.
- ^ Mercedes de tierras hechas por los Gobernadores a nombre del Rey, Volume 14. Archivo Histórico de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. 1979.