Arnao Esterlin (1593) was a Flemish conquistador in service of the Spanish crown. He took part in the appointment of Captain
Domingo Martínez de Irala
Domingo Martínez de Irala (; c. 1509 Bergara, Gipuzkoa – c. 1556 Asunción, Paraguay) was a Spanish Basque conquistador.
He headed for America in 1535 enrolled in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza and participated in the founding of Buenos ...
as lieutenant governor of Asuncion.
Esterlin was born in
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...
, the son of Cristóbal Esterlin (Osterling) and Ana Bersthin, natives of
Germany
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. He arrival at
Río de la Plata as a
gunner in the expedition of
Pedro de Mendoza.
Arnao Esterlin had three natural children with a
Guaraní woman, native of
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay of ...
. His son Rodrigo de Esterlín, was married to Juana Solorzano, the daughter of Zoilo de Solorzano, a conqueror born in
Biscay
Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao.
B ...
.
References
External links
openedition.org
16th-century explorers
Explorers of Argentina
Flemish diaspora
Río de la Plata
1510 births
1593 deaths
Year of birth uncertain
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