Juan Gregorio Bazán

Juan Gregorio Bazán (1510-1570) was a Spanish military man, who served as Conquistador of Peru and Tucumán.[1]

Juan Gregorio Bazán
Coat of arms of Bazán
Lieutenant Governor of Tucumán
In office
1554–1556
MonarchCharles I of Spain
Preceded byFrancisco de Aguirre
Succeeded byRodrigo de Aguirre
Personal details
Born1510
Province of Toledo, Spain
DiedAugust 18, 1570
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina
NationalitySpanish
Spouse(s)Catalina de Plasencia
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionArmy officer
Military service
Allegiance Spanish Empire
Branch/serviceSpanish Army
RankCaptain

Biography

Bazán was born in 1510 in Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain, the son of a distinguished family. He arrived to America, with its relative the Conqueror Francisco de Aguirre.[2]

Bazan lived in several places belonging to the Spanish Empire, including Panama and Chile. In the Peru, he join to the forces of Pablo de Meneses, against Captain Francisco Pizarro.[3] In 1568 he took part of a contingent to explore the area Río Bermejo.[4]

In 1570 Juan Gregorio Bazán traveled ciudad de Los Reyes (Lima), for reunited with his wife Catalina de Placencia, and sons.[5] Return to Chile, he and family were ambushed by the tribes Humaguacas and Puquiles. Bazán dies in the incursion, his wife and children manage to survive after finding refuge in the mountains.[6]

Juan Gregorio Bazán participated in the foundations of Ciudad de Cañete, San Juan Bautista de la Rivera and San Miguel de Tucumán.[7]

References
  1. Caminos de la colonia, by Agustín Zapata Gollán
  2. Anales de la Academia Sanmartiniana - Volumen16, Academia Sanmartiniana
  3. Mujeres de la Conquista, by Lucía Gálvez
  4. CATÁLOGO de la colección de don Juan Bautista Muñoz, Volume 1, By Real Academia de la Historia, Juan Bautista Muñoz
  5. La Casa de Tucumán: historia de la Casa de la Independencia, Archivo Histórico de Tucumán, 1971
  6. Descripcion de la villa de Potosi y de los partidos sugetos a su intendencia, By Juan del Pino-Manrique, Jose Guevara, Martin del Barco-Centenera, Felix de Azara, Jose Quiroga
  7. La sangre del conquistador Juan Gregorio Bazán, Ediciones Dunken, 1997
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