Juan de Sanabria

Juan de Sanabria (1504-1549) was a Spanish Nobleman, Captain and Conquistador. 

Biography 

Sanabria was born in Trujillo, Cáceres, Extremadura, son of Diego Rodríguez de Sanabria and María de Alonso de Hinojosa, belonging to a distinguished family  He was cousin of conquistador Hernán Cortés (Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca).  

In 1547, Sanabria was appointed as Adelantado of the Río de la Plata, he died while preparing trip to America.  His son Diego de Sanabria, remained in charge of the expedition. 
 
Juan de Sanabria was the husband of Mencía Calderón Ocampo, the first expeditionary woman of the New World, who arrived in Paraguayan territory six years after having left Spain.  She was accompanied by his daughters, and a contingent of 80 soldiers, 40 Spanish women and some children. 

References

External links 
cehsf.ceride.gov.ar 

Category:1505 births
Category:1549 deaths
Category:Spanish conquistadors
Category:16th-century explorers