Mencía Calderón
| Mencía Calderón Ocampo | |
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| Adelantada of the New World | |
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Coat of Arms belonging to his paternal surname
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| Born | 1514 Extremadura, Spain |
| Died | c.1564 Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Spouse(s) | Juan de Sanabria y Alonso de Hinojosa |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mencía Calderón (1514-1564?) was a Spanish noble lady, first expeditionary woman in the Río de la Plata.
Mencia was born in Villa de Medellín, Badajoz (Spain) daughter of Alonso Calderón and Ana Ocampo, belonging to a noble family of Extremadura. She was married to Juan de Sanabria, a noble Spanish expeditionary who died shortly before leaving for New Spain.
In April 10, 1550, Mencía Calderón embarked for Americas with a group of hundred marriageable maidens. In the expedition Calderón was accompanied by three daughters, and a contingent of eighty sailors. In 1553, Mencía and the rest of the crew were shipwrecked on the coast of Brazil, place from where they left to Asunción.
Through his mother, Mencía Calderón, was related to Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortés, belonging to noble Castilian families.
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