He headed for America in 1535 enrolled in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza and participated in the founding of Buenos Aires. He explored the Paraná and Paraguay Rivers along with Juan de Ayolas and was commanding the rear-guard when Ayolas' advance party was wiped out by the Payagua Indians.
Unique in Spanish America, the colony had been granted by Charles V the right to elect its own commander under such circumstances;[1][2] and in August 1538, de Irala was elected by the conquistadors as Captain General of the Río de la Plata.
In 1539, he began to move the inhabitants of Buenos Aires to Asunción, and the city was abandoned by 1541.
He outlasted Charles V's appointee, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, whom he had recalled to Spain for trial as a traitor. Although Juan de Sanabria and his son Diego were appointed governor in 1547 and 1549, they never fulfilled their commissions, and de Irala was confirmed by the king as governor in 1552.
He ruled forcefully until his death around 1556. During his rule, he had churches and public buildings erected, towns established, and the native population subjugated and distributed among the colonists in encomiendas. He was succeeded by Gonzalo de Mendoza.
Irala had 70 Guaraní concubines, and his surname fills several pages in the Asunción telephone directory.
^Abente, Diego (1989). "The Liberal Republic and the Failure of Democracy". The Americas. 45 (4): 525–546 (525–526). doi:10.2307/1007311. JSTOR 1007311.
^Rivarola, Juan Bautista (1952) La Ciudad de Asunción y la Cédula Real del 12 Setiembre de 1537: Una Lucha por la Libertad (The City of Asunción and the Royal Decree of 12 September 1537: A Fight for Freedom) A. G., Impr. Militar, Asunción, Paraguay, OCLC 10830133, in Spanish
Sourcesedit
Maura, Juan Francisco (2008) Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca: El gran burlador de América Publicaciones de Parnaseo, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, in Spanish
domingo, martínez, irala, spanish, pronunciation, doˈmiŋɡo, maɾˈtineθ, ðejˈɾala, 1509, bergara, gipuzkoa, 1556, asunción, paraguay, spanish, basque, conquistador, headed, america, 1535, enrolled, expedition, pedro, mendoza, participated, founding, buenos, aire. Domingo Martinez de Irala Spanish pronunciation doˈmiŋɡo maɾˈtine8 dejˈɾala c 1509 Bergara Gipuzkoa c 1556 Asuncion Paraguay was a Spanish Basque conquistador Domingo Martinez de IralaHe headed for America in 1535 enrolled in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza and participated in the founding of Buenos Aires He explored the Parana and Paraguay Rivers along with Juan de Ayolas and was commanding the rear guard when Ayolas advance party was wiped out by the Payagua Indians Unique in Spanish America the colony had been granted by Charles V the right to elect its own commander under such circumstances 1 2 and in August 1538 de Irala was elected by the conquistadors as Captain General of the Rio de la Plata In 1539 he began to move the inhabitants of Buenos Aires to Asuncion and the city was abandoned by 1541 He outlasted Charles V s appointee Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca whom he had recalled to Spain for trial as a traitor Although Juan de Sanabria and his son Diego were appointed governor in 1547 and 1549 they never fulfilled their commissions and de Irala was confirmed by the king as governor in 1552 He ruled forcefully until his death around 1556 During his rule he had churches and public buildings erected towns established and the native population subjugated and distributed among the colonists in encomiendas He was succeeded by Gonzalo de Mendoza Irala had 70 Guarani concubines and his surname fills several pages in the Asuncion telephone directory See also editHistory of Paraguay India JulianaNotes edit Abente Diego 1989 The Liberal Republic and the Failure of Democracy The Americas 45 4 525 546 525 526 doi 10 2307 1007311 JSTOR 1007311 Rivarola Juan Bautista 1952 La Ciudad de Asuncion y la Cedula Real del 12 Setiembre de 1537 Una Lucha por la Libertad The City of Asuncion and the Royal Decree of 12 September 1537 A Fight for Freedom A G Impr Militar Asuncion Paraguay OCLC 10830133 in SpanishSources editMaura Juan Francisco 2008 Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca El gran burlador de America Publicaciones de Parnaseo Universidad de Valencia Valencia Spain in Spanish Infoplease Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Argentina Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 2 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 468 Preceded byJuan de Ayolas Acting Governor of New Andalusia1537 1540 Succeeded byAlvar Nunez Cabeza de VacaPreceded byAlvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca Acting Governor of New Andalusia1544 1552 Succeeded byHimselfPreceded byHimself Governor of Rio de la Plata1552 1556 Succeeded byGonzalo de Mendoza Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Domingo Martinez de Irala amp oldid 1154015997, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
