Amador Báez de Alpoim (1602-1652) was a Spanish army officer and politician,[1] who served during the Viceroyalty of Peru as alcalde of Buenos Aires and Lieutenant Governor of Corrientes and Santa Fe (Argentina).

[4] Amador Báez de Alpoim held some high positions of government during the colonial period of Argentina.

In 1629, he was appointed Alcalde de la hermandad, performing in the suburban areas of the province of Buenos Aires.

He and his wife were the parents of several children, including Juan Báez de Alpoim,[12] baptized on July 23, 1645, in Buenos Aires.

[17] His wife was niece of Roque González de Santa Cruz, who was proclaimed saint by Pope John Paul II in 1988.