Francisco de Becerra (1510s, Medellín, Extremadura, Spain - ?, Brazil) was a Spanish nobleman, served as captain in the Spanish Army, during the conquest of the New World.
[1] Born in Extremadura in the 1510s, Becerra was commander of the brigantine who brought to Mencía Calderón in 1550.
[2] On that trip Becerra was accompanied by his wife Isabel, daughter of Álvaro Contreras y Carvajal.
[3] He lost his life on the same trip, due to a shipwreck in Mbiazá, Brazil.
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