Not to be confused with Hernan Peraza the Younger.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peraza and the second or maternal family name is Martel.
Hernán Peraza
Born
Hernán Peraza Martel
c. 1390
Sevilla
Died
1452 (62 years old)
San Sebastián de La Gomera
Other names
Fernán Peraza, The Elder (El Viejo)
Occupation(s)
Conquistador, Mayor, Alderman, Territorial lord
Title
Lord of the Canary Islands
Term
1445-1452
Predecessor
Guillén de las Casas
Successor
Inés Peraza de las Casas
Spouse
Inés de las Casas
Children
Guillén Peraza and Inés Peraza
Parent(s)
Gonzalo Pérez Martel and Leonor Ruiz de Peraza
Family
Peraza family
Hernán (or Fernán) Peraza Martel also known as Hernán/Fernán Peraza the Elder (El Viejo), (Seville, c. 1390 – San Sebastián de La Gomera, 1452) was a Castilian nobleman and Conquistador, and the territorial lord of the Canary Islands in the fifteenth century.
He was the founder of the towns of San Sebastián de La Gomera and Valverde.
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