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{{Short description|Sicilian military officer and politician}}
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'''Juan Dominguez de Palermo''' (c. 1560 – 1635) was a Sicilian military officer and politician, who served in Buenos Aires during the [[Viceroyalty of Peru]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Los primeros italianos en el Río de la Plata|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=68dQAAAAMAAJ&q=Juan+Dom%C3%ADnguez+Palermo+conquistador|year= 1932|publisher=Enrique de Gandía}}
</ref> His name is attached to one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Buenos Aires, [[Palermo, Buenos Aires|Palermo]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Buenos Aires, ciudad secreta|date = May 2015|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bfmpCAAAQBAJ&q=Juan+Dom%C3%ADnguez+Palermo+buenos+aires&pg=PT541|publisher=Germinal Nogués|isbn = 9789500752312}}</ref>
He was born in [[Sicily]], the son of Domingo de Giovani and Maria de Vargas, belonging to a distinguished family. He served under the command of [[John of Austria]], providing services in [[Malta]], [[Naples]] and Spain.<ref>{{cite book|title=Los pobladores de Buenos Aires y su descendencia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-YIAQAAIAAJ&q=juan+dominguez+de+palermo+Juan+de+Austria|year= 1980|publisher=Hialmar Edmundo Gammalsson}}</ref> Established in the [[Río de la Plata]] by 1590,<ref>{{cite book|title=La sociedad colonial: (Páginas sobre la sociedad de Buenos Aires entre los siglos xvi y xix)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Sa17AAAAMAAJ&q=Juan+Dom%C3%ADnguez+Palermo+conquistador|year= 1970|publisher=José Torre Revello}}</ref> he received land grants in Buenos Aires, being the owner of several [[hacienda]]s in the suburbs of the city. He was an active member of the City Council, serving as regidor for several years.<ref>{{cite book|title=Nosotros, Volume 65|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQwwAAAAYAAJ&q=juan+dominguez+de+palermo|year= 1929|publisher=Buenos Aires}}</ref> He also held the honorary position of Mayordomo of Buenos Aires, a position concerning of the control of the economic activities of the city.<ref>{{cite book|title=Historia, Issues 3-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6GEaAQAAMAAJ&q=Benito+de+Figueroa+conquistador+paraguay|year= 1965|publisher=Argentina}}</ref>
He was married twice, first to Isabel Gómez de Saravia, daughter of Miguel Gómez de la Puerta and Beatriz Luiz de Figueroa, belonging to families of Spanish and Portuguese conquerors, and second with María Rodríguez, a Creole descendant of the Captain [[Antón Higueras de Santana]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Historia, Volume 10|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6GEaAQAAMAAJ&q=Benito+de+Figueroa+conquistador+paraguay|year= 1965|publisher=Argentina}}</ref> His daughter Juana Gómez de Saravia, was married to Francisco de Melo Coutinho, son of João de Melo Coutinho and Juana Holguín, belonging to families of [[Vasco Fernandes Coutinho, captain of Espírito Santo|Vasco Fernandes Coutinho]] and [[Pedro Álvarez Holguín]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Revista de historia entrerriana, Números 3-5|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WhgXAQAAMAAJ&q=Juan+Dominguez+Palermo+Francisco+de+Melo+Coutinho+Holgu%C3%ADn.|year=1967|publisher=Entre Ríos, Argentina}}</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://www.revisionistas.com.ar/?p=14476 www.revisionistas.com.ar]
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