| Luis Alegre | |
|---|---|
| File:File:Allègre.svg | |
| Coat of Arms belonging to the surname Allégre | |
| Conquistador at the service of the Spanish Empire | |
| Monarch | Charles V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Louis D'Allégre c. 1510 Flanders, Habsburg Netherlands |
| Died | 1570s Asuncion, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Occupation | Conqueror explorer |
| Profession | Artilleryman sailor |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire
|
| Service/branch | Spanish Navy |
| Years of service | 1530-c.1570 |
Luis Alegre (c. 1510-1570s) was a Flemish soldier, in the service of the Spanish Crown, who served as conquistador and expeditionary of the Río de la Plata and Paraguay.[1]
Biography[]
Alegre was born in the County of Flanders, belonging to a family of Franco-Flemish roots.[2] In 1534 he arrived at the Río de la Plata with the adelantado, Pedro de Mendoza.[3] In 1538, Luis Alegre moved to Asunción, aboard the ship "La Marañona", and attended the election of Domingo Martinez de Irala as Lieutenant Governor.[4] He was married to Magdalena Testanova, possible daughter of Blas Testanova, the first doctor of the Río de la Plata.[5] He remarriage with Catalina Lys, daughter of flemish conquistador Dionis de Lys. They had a son named Esteban Alegre, a neighbor founder of Corrientes and Buenos Aires.[6]
References[]
- ↑ "Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata". by Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm. https://books.google.com/books?id=CjJ7AAAAMAAJ&q=luis+alegre+flamenco+buenos+aires&dq=luis+alegre+flamenco+buenos+aires&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=PwJDVPTpOc3bsATpuoDAAQ&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAQ.
- ↑ "Une famille les d'Alègre". Émile-Paul. https://archive.org/details/famillelesdalegre00vais.
- ↑ "En los deltas de la memoria: Bélgica y Argentina en los siglos XIX y XX". by Bart de Groof. https://books.google.com/books?id=aGEmfso97z4C&pg=PA37&dq=luis+alegre+buenos+aires&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=1EoAU9OQPJSrsQSxmoHoDQ&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=luis%20alegre%20buenos%20aires&f=false.
- ↑ "Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata". by Ricardo de Lafuente Machaín. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZP9kAAAAMAAJ&q=alegre+flamenco+pedro+de+mendoza&dq=alegre+flamenco+pedro+de+mendoza&hl=es-419&sa=X&ei=cgVDVKD-Js7CsASai4L4Aw&ved=0CCwQ6AEwATgU.
- ↑ "Opere complete: XI: Recensioni di libri (1950-1959)". by Bruno Leoni. https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI5NyUMazK4C&pg=PT418&dq=Blas+Testanova&hl=es&sa=X&ei=lkRDVNroNITFggThh4LIDg&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=Blas%20Testanova&f=false.
- ↑ "Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Número 174". Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1992. https://books.google.com/books?ei=-gdDVKObDI_GsQSAhYDQCw&id=Zh4rAQAAIAAJ&dq=luis+alegre++esteban+alegre+asuncion&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=+Lis.
External links[]
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