Allegiance Spanish Empire Rank General officer | Years of service 1618-1652 | |
Birth name Amador Báez de Alpoim Cabral de Melo Died 1652, Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Amador Báez de Alpoim (1602-1652) was alcalde of colonial Buenos Aires and Lieutenant Governor in Corrientes and Santa Fe.
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Biography
In 1629 Alpoim was appointed Alcalde de la hermandad. In 1632 he had received important Indian encomiendas, by the Viceroy of Peru Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera. He had also received a "encomienda" in Ylaty (Corrientes) composed of Guarani Indians. In 1636 he bought in Potosí the title of Alférez real. In 1646 Alpoim is elected as Alcalde of Buenos Aires. In 1647 Alpoim is appointed Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fé. In Corrientes Province, he held the position of Lieutenant Governor in (1630, 1646, 1647-1648).
In 1636 the General Amador Báez de Alpoim, led expeditions against the Indian serranos (inhabitants of sierra de Tandil), who attacked the tribes pampas (inhabited the plain).
Family
Amador was born in Buenos Aires, their parents were Amador Vaz de Alpoim and Margarita Cabral de Melo. His family had arrived in 1599, in the expedition of Diego Rodriguez de Valdéz. His wife Ana Romero de Santa Cruz daughter of Francisco García Romero and niece of Roque González de Santa Cruz. Alpoim and wife had their home on Victoria Street between Balcarce and Defensa. The luxurious house had a Turret overlooking the coast. They had several children, including Juan Báez de Alpoim.
He had five brothers Cristóbal (regidor), Manuel (lieutenant governor), Matías (cleric), Juan (captain), Antonio, and three sisters Isabel, María and Margarita.
Amador Báez de Alpoim by paternal line was descendant of French noblemen, and by maternal of the Kings of Portugal.