| EscribanoAntón García Caro | |
|---|---|
| Notario Mayor de Gobierno of Buenos Aires | |
| In office 1588–1600 | |
| Monarch | Philip III |
| Preceded by | Pedro de Espinosa |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Pérez de Burgos |
| Procurador General of Buenos Aires | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Philip III |
| Preceded by | Juan Fernández de Enciso |
| Succeeded by | ? |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1560 Carmona, Spain |
| Died | 1624 Cochabamba, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Spouse | Juana Gómez de Sanabria y Sotomayor |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | legal |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
Antón García Caro (1560-c.1624) was a Spanish jurist and politician, who performed legal functions during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as escribano and procurador of Buenos Aires.
Biography
He was born in Carmona, Seville, Spain, son of a Spanish family of Basque ancestors. He was married to María Gómez de Sanabria, daughter of Captain Juan Gómes de Sanabria and María de Sotomayor y Ruiz de Orellana, a noble woman possibly linked to the House of Méndez de Sotomayor.
Antón García Caro arrived at the Río de la Plata from Cádiz in the expedition Alonso de Vera y Aragón. He belonged to the second contingent of settlers that was established in the city of Buenos Aires after the second foundation. In 1588, Juan Torre de Vera y Aragón granted him lands located in the vicinity of Luján river.
References
- La Revista de Buenos Aires: historia Americana, literatura y ..., Volume 5. Miguel Navarro Viola, Vicente Gregorio Quesada. 1864.
- Correspondencia de la ciudad de Buenos Ayres con los reyes de España: 1588-1615. Buenos Aires (Argentina). 1915.
- Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía. edited by Eduardo Pardo de Guevara y Váldes, Instituto Padre Sarmiento de Estudios Gallegos (Santiado de Compostela), Galicia. Xunta. 2005. ISBN 9788400083366.
- Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía: España y America. Instituto Padre Sarmiento de Estudios Gallegos. 2005. ISBN 9788400083366.
- Estudios genealógicos, heráldicos y nobilarios en honor de ..., Volumes 1-2. 1978. ISBN 9788400037796.
- Un conquistador, una dama, una estancia y un decreto. Felisa Carmen Echevarría de Lobato Mulle. 1973.
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