Mateo Leal de Ayala

Mateo Leal de Ayala
Personal details
Born 1560
La Cabrera, Madrid, Spain
Died 1627
Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
Nationality Spanish
Occupation Government
Profession Military
Religion Catholicism

Mateo Leal de Ayala (1560-1627) was a Spanish noblemen, Alguazil Mayor, Alcalde,[1] Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Buenos Aires between 1613-1615.[2]

Biography

Mateo Leal de Ayala was born in Madrid, the son of Isidro Leal de Ayala and Rosa de Medina.[3] He was married in the city of Potosí with María Magdalena de Aguilar.[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]

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