Jerónimo de Alderete
Jerónimo de Alderete y Mercado (Spanish: [xeˈɾonimo ðe aldeˈɾete]; c. 1518 – April 7, 1556) was a Spanish conquistador who was later named governor of Chile, but died before he could assume his post. == Early life == Alderete was born in Olmedo, Castille in 1518, the son of Francisco de Mercado and of Isabel de Alderete.