Francisco de Salas Reynoso

Francisco de Salas

Coat of Arms of Salas
Alcalde of Buenos Aires
In office
1613–1614
Monarch Philip III
Preceded by Víctor Casco de Mendoza
Succeeded by Juan de Vergara
Personal details
Born Francisco de Salas Videla Reynoso
16th century
Esquivias, Toledo, Spain
Died 17th century
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality Spanish
Spouse(s) Leonor Correa de Santana
Occupation Government
Profession Military man
Military service
Allegiance  Spain
Service/branch Spanish Army
Rank Captain

Francisco de Salas (?-?) was a Spanish nobleman. He served as Captain, Mayor, Councillor and Lieutenant Governor and Justice major in the Ciudad de Trinidad y Puerto de Buenos Aires.[1]

Biography

Francisco de Salas Videla Reynoso was born in Esquivias, Toledo (Spain), the son of Juan de Salas and Susana de Barahona, belonging to a noble Spanish family. He was married in Buenos Aires to Leonor Correa de Santana, daughter of Pedro Correa and Antonia Moreno (Andalusian,[2] sister of Anton Higueras de Santana), they were the first families arrived in the Río de la Plata with in the expedition of Juan Ortiz de Zárate.[3]

In 1588 Francisco de Salas was administrative officer of Buenos Aires.[4] In 1602 he was appointed Lieutenant Governor and Justice major.[5] And in 1606 was Council of the City.[6]

Francisco Salas Reynoso, had occupied important positions of government during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as Alcalde of Buenos Aires, and Alférez real,[7] an honorific position in which the king was honored by the alférez, carrying in his name the Royal Standard during ceremonies and holidays.[8]

References

  1. ↑ De prácticas, comportamientos y formas de representación social en Buenos Aires S. XVII-XIX, REUM (2006)
  2. ↑ Genealogía, Issues 11-12, Revista del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas
  3. ↑ Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata, Talleres gráficos de S. de Amorrot, 1937
  4. ↑ Argentina, gesta britanica: Revaloración de dos siglos de convivencia, Editorial L.O.L.A., 1998
  5. ↑ Lecturas históricas argentinas ...: Documentación histórica del período colonial by Ricardo Levene, J. Lajouane y cia, 1913
  6. ↑ LA REVISTA DE BUENOS AIRES, Imprenta de Mayo (1865)
  7. ↑ Revista de la Facultad de Derecho de México, Issues 101-102, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 1976
  8. ↑ San Martin de Tours, Argentina
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