Dionis de Lys
Dionis de Lys | |
|---|---|
.jpg) 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]
Biography
Dionis was born in Lys, County of Flanders, the son of Johannes de Lys and Barboxa de Leys.[2] He had arrived to the Río de la Plata in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, together with a contingents of Flemish adventurers.[3]
Lys traveled to Asuncion, where he formed a family, a daughter Catalina de Lys was married to Luis Alegre, also born in Flanders.[4]
References
- ^ Documentos relativos a la expedición de don Pedro de Mendoza y acontecimientos ocurridos en Buenos Aires desde 1536 a 1541, by Enrique Peña, 1936
- ^ Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata, by Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm, 2001, ISBN 9789879768822
- ^ Revista de la Biblioteca nacional, Volumen 6, Imprenta de la Biblioteca Nacional., 1942, 1942
- ^ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Issue 174, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1992, 1992