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.
Biography
Dionis was born in
Lys,
County of Flanders, the son of Johannes de Lys and Barboxa de Leys. He had arrived to the
Río de la Plata in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, together with a contingents of Flemish adventurers.
Lys traveled to
Asuncion, where he formed a family, a daughter Catalina de Lys was married to
Luis Alegre
Luis Alegre (c. 1510 – 1573) 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.
Biography
He arrived at the Río de la Plata in the expedition of ...
, also born in Flanders.
References
16th-century explorers
Flemish diaspora
Explorers of Argentina
Spanish colonial governors and administrators
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