Pedro Gómez de Don Benito facts for kids
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Pedro Gómez de Don Benito
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| Born | 1492 Don Benito, Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | 1567? Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Occupation | Government |
| Profession | Military |
Pedro Gómez de Don Benito (1492–1567) was a Spanish nobleman, conquistador of Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and Chile. Regidor and Alcalde of Santiago.
Biography
Pedro Gómez de Don Benito arrived in Chile, in the expedition of Diego de Almagro. Gómez occupied the most important hierarchical positions as Maestre de Campo, General, Alferez real (1560), Encomendero and founder of La Serena and Santiago.
Family
Born in Badajoz, was the son of Juan Gómez and Marina Sánchez. His wife was Isabel Pardo Parraguéz daughter of Bartolomé Pardo Parraguez (conquistador, born in Galicia) and María de Torres Zapata. Gómez and wife had numerous sons Juan Gómez, Pedro Gómez, Francisca Gómez Pajuelo, Elena Gómez Pardo, María Gómez Pardo, Leonor Gómez Pardo and Benita Gómez Pardo. Pedro Gómez had a natural son with a native, named Juan Gómez de Benito (captain, born in Peru).
See also
In Spanish: Pedro Gómez de Don Benito para niños
