Hernando Arias de Saavedra, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hernando Arias de Saavedra

Spanish colonial governor

Date of Birth: 10-Sep-1561

Place of Birth: Asunción, Capital District, Paraguay

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1634

Profession: military personnel, explorer

Nationality: Spain, Paraguay

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Hernando Arias de Saavedra (September 10, 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.