About Ruy de Sosa
Lived 1569 – 1633 (aged 63–64). Ruy de Sosa was a politician.
Ruy de Sosa y León, (; 1569–1633) was a Portuguese nobleman, and conqueror and government official of the city of Córdoba in what is now Argentina during the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Biography Born in 1569 in Lisbon, Portugal, he was the son of Garcia Sousa and Dona Isabel Nunes. He married in the city of Córdoba to Gregoria Peralta, daughter of Blas de Peralta.
Ruy de Sosa arrived in Córdoba from Peru sent as conqueror and councilman, was appointed chief alguacil, attorney, majordomo and city treasurer.
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Who was Ruy de Sosa?
Spanish colonial governor
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Ruy de Sosa was born in 1569 in Lisbon.
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Ruy de Sosa died in 1633 in Oruro.
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Ruy de Sosa was a politician.
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