First foundation of the city of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza
Conquistador of the Spanish Empire
Monarch
Charles V
Personal details
Born
c.1510 Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands
Died
c.1560 Asunción, Viceroyalty of Peru
Nationality
Flemish
Occupation
Conqueror explorer
Profession
Sailor
Military service
Allegiance
Spain
Branch/service
Spanish Navy
Dionis de Lys or Lis (born-16th century) was a Flemish conquistador in the service of the Spanish monarchy. He attended the first foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza.[1]
^Documentos relativos a la expedición de don Pedro de Mendoza y acontecimientos ocurridos en Buenos Aires desde 1536 a 1541, by Enrique Peña, 1936
DionisdeLys or Lis (born-16th century) was a Flemish conquistador in the service of the Spanish monarchy. He attended the first foundation of Buenos...
were Luis Alegre and DionisdeLys, conquerors from Flanders. Hernandarias, fundador de Corrientes, G. Pesce, 1928 Las Calles de Buenos Aires: Sus Nombres...
the first doctor of the Río de la Plata. He remarriage with Catalina Lys, daughter of flemish conquistador DionisdeLys. They had a son named Esteban...
Alegre and DionisdeLys, two distinguished Flemish conquerors and expeditionaries in the service of the Spanish Crown, who arrived in the Río de la Plata...
addition to the previous arms, blazoned as follows: Arms Azure a Fleur delys or, on a chief gules a leopard's head Or between two 'pricksong books' of...
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