Luis Alegre
Luis Alegre | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis Allegre 16th century Flanders, Belgium |
| Died | 16th century Asuncion, Paraguay |
| Nationality |  Flemish |
| Occupation | Explorer |
| Profession | Artilleryman |
Luis Alegre (1510s-1570s) was a flemish soldier, expeditionary and conquistador of Buenos Aires and Paraguay.[1]
Biography
Luis Alegre was born in Flanders, in 1534 he arrived at the Río de la Plata with the adelantado, Pedro de Mendoza.[2] In 1538 Alegre moved to Asunción, aboard the ship "La Marañona", and attended the election of Domingo Martinez de Irala as Lieutenant Governor.[3]
In Paraguay Alegre was married to Magdalena Testanova, possible daughter of Genoese doctor Blas Testanova.[4] Alegre remarriage with Catalina, daughter of flemish Dionis de Lys. They had a son named Esteban Alegre.[5]
References
- ^ Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata, by Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm
- ^ En los deltas de la memoria: Bélgica y Argentina en los siglos XIX y XX, by Bart de Groof
- ^ Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata, by Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín
- ^ Opere complete: XI: Recensioni di libri (1950-1959), by Bruno Leoni
- ^ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Número 174, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1992