Juan de la Torre dating history

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Juan de la Torre y Díaz Chacón (c. 1500 – January 1580) was a Spanish conquistador, one of the most representative soldiers among the Extremadurans who participated in the conquest of the Americas. He took an active part in the conquest of Peru; he was one of the "Thirteen of the Fame", as well as a founder and the first mayor of the city of Arequipa. During the civil wars among the conquerors of Peru, he remained consistently loyal to the Crown, and for this he was rewarded with several encomiendas of Indigenous people. He served as Mayor of Arequipa on five occasions. He left numerous descendants; among his notable descendants are President Fernando Belaúnde Terry and the political leader Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre.