sep 12, 1537 - King Carlos I of Spain (who is also the Holy Roman Emperor) issues a royal decree providing for the first election in the New World, allowing he citizens of the Province of Rio de la Plata (now Paraguay) to elect a replacement for the late Captain-General Pedro de Mendoza.[22] Domingo Martínez de Irala is elected the new Captain-General in 1538
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