Hernando Arias de Saavedra
Hernando Arias de Saavedra was born on September 10, 1561. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Hernando Arias de Saavedra
Hernando Arias de Saavedra (10 September 1561 – 1634), commonly known as Hernandarias, was a soldier and politician of criollo ancestry. He was the first person born in the Americas to become a governor of a European colony in the New World, serving two terms as governor of Governorate of the Río de la Plata, 1597–1599 and 1602–1609, and one of the Governorate of Paraguay 1615–1617.