Juan de Garay
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Juan de Garay was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator best known for re-establishing the city of Buenos Aires in present-day Argentina.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial administrator → human → |
| activityStart |
mid-16th century
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| allegiance |
Spanish Crown
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| birthDate |
1528
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| birthPlace |
Biscay
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Crown of Castile → Orduña → |
| burialPlace |
Santa Fe region
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| causeOfDeath |
attack by indigenous group
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
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Spain → |
| deathDate |
1583
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| deathPlace |
Viceroyalty of Peru
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near Carcarañá River → present-day Santa Fe Province → |
| ethnicGroup |
Basque
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| familyName |
de Garay
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| founded |
Buenos Aires
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Santa Fe → Santa Fe de la Vera Cruz → |
| givenName |
Juan
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| knownFor |
exploration of the Río de la Plata region
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founding Santa Fe → re-founding Buenos Aires → |
| languageSpoken |
Spanish
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| mannerOfDeath |
killed in an ambush
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| name |
Juan de Garay
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| notableEvent |
led expedition from Asunción to the Río de la Plata
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organized settlement of colonists in Buenos Aires → |
| notableWork |
distribution of land grants in Buenos Aires
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urban layout of re-founded Buenos Aires → |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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conquistador → explorer → |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
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conquest of the Río de la Plata region → |
| positionHeld |
colonial official in Asunción
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governor in the Río de la Plata region → |
| re-foundationDateOfBuenosAires |
1580
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| re-founded |
Buenos Aires
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Ciudad de la Trinidad y Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires → |
| region |
Río de la Plata
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present-day Argentina → present-day Paraguay → |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Juan de Garay
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name |
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Buenos Aires
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refoundedBy |