Juan de Garay y Becerra

Juan de Garay y Becerra

Lieutenant Governor of Santa Fe Province

Personal details
Born	1558 Asunción, Paraguay
Died	1638 Santa Fe, Argentina
Spouse(s)	Juana de Saavedra Juana de Espindola
Occupation	Government
Profession	army's officer
Military service
Allegiance	Spain
Service/branch	Spanish Army
Rank	General

Juan de Garay y Becerra (1558–1638) was a Spanish nobleman. He performs his functions during the Viceroyalty of Peru, serving as Alférez Real and Lieutenant governor of Santa Fe (Argentina).

Juan was born in Asunción (Paraguay), son of the founder of Buenos Aires Don Juan de Garay and Doña Isabel de Becerra, daughter of Francisco de Becerra and Isabel de Contreras y Mendoza, belonging to a distinguished family. Garay was married to Juana de Saavedra, daughter of Martín Suárez de Toledo and María de Sanabria. And the sister of Hernando Arias de Saavedra, governor of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay.

His second wife was Juana de Espindola y Palomino, daughter of Spanish conquistadores.