Jerónimo de Alderete

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Alderete and the second or maternal family name is Mercado.
Adelantado
Jerónimo de Alderete
Caballero de Santiago
2nd Adelantado and Royal Governor of New Extremadura of Chile
In office
March, 1555 – April, 1556
MonarchPhilip II of Spain
Preceded byPedro de Valdivia
Succeeded byLast holder
3rd Adelantado of Terra Australis
In office
August 2, 1540 – December 25, 1553
MonarchCharles I of Spain
Preceded byPedro de Valdivia
Succeeded byLast holder
Personal details
Bornc. 1518
Olmedo, Spain
DiedApril 7, 1556(1556-04-07) (aged 37–38)
Taboga, Panama

Jerónimo de Alderete y Mercado (Spanish: [xeˈɾonimo ðe aldeˈɾete]; c. 1518 – April 7, 1556) was a Spanish conquistador who was later named governor of Chile, but died before he could assume his post.

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