Esteban Alegre
Esteban Alegre | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1550s Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | 1600s Corrientes, Argentina |
| Occupation | Landowner |
Esteban Alegre (born-16th century) was a Criollo landowner and conquistador, was one of the neighbors founders of Buenos Aires.[1]
Biography
Alegre was born in Asunción, he arrived with the delegation led by Juan de Garay, for the second foundation of Buenos Aires in 1580.[2] The same year of the foundation, Alegre received 3000 varas of land located in border of Riachuelo, (La Matanza).[3] In 1582, had received encomienda of the tribe Alacas (of Guaraní origen) commanded by the cacique Suguna.[4]
Esteban was the son of Luis Alegre and his second wife Catalina de Lis, daughter of Dionis de Lys (conquistador born in Flanders).
References
- ^ Contribución del Paraguay a la segunda fundación de Buenos Aires: ensayo histórico, by Rolando M. Riviere
- ^ 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