Career
He owned a vineyard, bred cattle and was a trader. In 1604 the Captain Alpoim was part of the expedition organized by Hernando Arias de Saavedra in City of the Caesars. During the exploration on the islas del Paraná, Alpoim saved the life of Hernandarias, when this fell from his horse, and was about to be killed by tribes Charruas.
In the early 1600s, Alpoim renounce their activities as slave-trader, to devote himself exclusively to his ranch, where he was engaged in raising cattle and wine production.
Amador was grandson of Estêvão Pires de Alpoim and Grimanesa Pires daughter of Pedro Vaz Marinheiro. And descendant of Lopo de Alpoim and North Pinheiro, daughter of Álvaro Pires Pinheiro Lobo.
The Alpoim family according to some sources they were descendants of Kings of England, other versions indicated it as descendant of Henry II of Castile, and the oldest version says it was descendant of Godofredo de Puy, son bastard of William I. The fact is that Amador Báez de Alpoim was descendant of Portuguese and French nobles, as Luís de Alpoim and Guilherme du Pui, born in Bordeaux. Alpoim was married on the island of Azores with Margarita Cabral de Melo, descendant of Martim Afonso de Melo and Briolanja de Sousa (direct descendant of Afonso III of Portugal).
They had several children, Matías Cabral de Melo (priets), Amador (lieutenant governor), Manuel (alcalde), and Cristóbal Cabral (regidor).
The Alpoim family had a farm in Monte Grande, were good traders, had vineyard and bred of cattle.
