Nationality Spanish Name Mateo de Religion Catholicism | Profession Military Occupation Government | |
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Died 1627Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru | ||
Mateo Leal de Ayala (1579-1627) was a Spanish army officer and politician. He served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as Alguazil Mayor, Alcalde, Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Buenos Aires and Paraguay.
Biography
Ayala was born on November 20, 1579 in Madrid (Spain), son of Isidro Leal de Ayala and Rosa de Medina, belonging to a distinguished family of La Cabrera. He was married in the city of Potosí with María Magdalena de Aguilar, born in that city and daughter of Ginés Martínez and Leonor de Vargas.
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. In Buenos Aires he held the highest political positions, being designated the 27 of December of 1613 as governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay. And was elected alcalde in first vote of the Cabildo of Buenos Aires in 1621.