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Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez 1478 – 1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Aug, 1478

Birth Location: Madrid, Spain

Death Date: 26 Jun, 1557

Death Location: Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Father: Miguel Sobrepeña

Mother: Juana Oviedo

Spouse(s): Catalina Burguillos, Isabel Aguillar

Children(s): Francisco Valdés

Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez was born in 1478 in Madrid, Spain, the child of Miguel De Sobrepeña and Juana De Oviedo. Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez married Catalina Rivas Flecha Burguillos, Isabel de Aguillar, and had children including Francisco González de Valdés. Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez passed away in 1557 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.

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Biography

  • Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez was born in 1478 in Madrid, Spain, the child of Miguel De Sobrepeña and Juana De Oviedo.
  • Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez married Catalina Rivas Flecha Burguillos, Isabel de Aguillar, and had children including Francisco González de Valdés.
  • Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez passed away in 1557 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gonzalo Valdez's Ancestors

Self
Gonzalo Valdez
1478 – 1557
Birth Place: Madrid, Spain
Parents
Miguel De Sobrepeña
Borondes, Asturias, Asturias, Spain
Juana (De) Oviedo
Grandparents
Juan (de) Oviedo
1460 –
Constanca (de) Otea
1470 –
Great-Grandparents
Juan Oviedo
1440 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rodrigo Oviedo
1420 –
Constanca Solis
1430 –

Gonzalo Valdez's Descendants

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Gonzalo (Fernandez de Oviedo y) Valdez (8 Aug, 1478 – 26 Jun, 1557) m. Catalina (Rivas Flecha) Burguillos (1478 – 1557-06-26) m. Isabel (de) Aguillar
  1. 1. Francisco (González de) Valdés (1508 – 1555)

Gonzalo Valdez's Timeline

2 Records

1478
8 Aug, 1478
Birth of Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez in Madrid, Spain
Madrid, Spain
1557
26 Jun, 1557
Age 79
Death of Gonzalo Fernandez de Oviedo y Valdez in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Aug, 1478
    Event Place: Madrid, Spain
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Dominican Republic
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dominican Republic; Year: 1532; Page Number: 79

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jun, 1557
    Event Place: Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
    Record Source: Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary

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