Esteban Alegre
Esteban de Alegre | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1550 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | c. 1620 Corrientes, Argentina |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Encomendero landowner explorer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Rank | Conquistador |
| Commands | Milicias Provinciales |
Esteban Alegre (c. 1550 – c. 1620) was a Spanish Creole landowner and conquistador. He was one of the neighbors founders of Buenos Aires and Corrientes.[1]
Biography
He was born in Asunción, and arrived in Buenos Aires as a member of the contingent led by Juan de Garay, for the second foundation of the city in 1580.[2]
The same year of the foundation, Esteban Alegre received 3000 varas of land located on the border of Riachuelo, (La Matanza).[3] In 1582, he received encomienda of the tribe Alacas (of Guaraní origen) commanded by the cacique Suguna.[4]
Esteban Alegre was married to Isabel de Pantoja,[5] daughter of Isabel Pantoja and Esteban de Vallejos, a Spanish conquistador born in Somorrostro, and who served as Captain and regidor of Santa Fe for 1590s.[6] His ancestors were Luis Alegre and Dionis de Lys, conquerors from Flanders.
References
- ^ Hernandarias, fundador de Corrientes, G. Pesce
- ^ Las Calles de Buenos Aires: Sus Nombres Desde la Fundación Hasta Nuestros Días, Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
- ^ Coleccion completa de los tratados, Volume 11, by Carlos Calov
- ^ Poblaciones pre y posthispánicas de Mendoza: Genealogias aborigenes, by Carlos Rusconi
- ^ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas
- ^ Santa Fe la Vieja:, Academia Nacional de la Historia