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Hernandarias
Hernandarias, Hernando Arias de Saavedra, was born in Asunción and was the first American-born governor of the Río de la Plata, holding office several times between 1592 and 1618. He explored the interior, promoted cattle ranching and invited the Jesuits to found missions among the Guaraní. He proposed the 1617 division of the province into the governorates of Buenos Aires and Paraguay.
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