Dionis de Lys
| Dionis de Lys | |
|---|---|
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1510s Lys, County of Flanders |
| Died |
1560s Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nationality |
 Flemish |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Dionis de Lys or Lis (born-16th century) was a Flemish conquistador, he attended the first foundation of Buenos Aires.[1]
Biography
Dionis was born in Flanders, the son of Johannes de Lys and Barboxa de Leys.[2] Lys had arrived in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, together with a group of Flemish adventurers.[3]
Lys traveled to Asuncion, where he formed a family, a daughter Catalina 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
- ↑ Colección de Documentos Sobre Los Conquistadores y Pobladores Del Río de La Plata, by Jorge F. Lima González Bonorino, Hernán Carlos Lux-Wurm
- ↑ Revista de la Biblioteca nacional, Volumen 6, Imprenta de la Biblioteca Nacional., 1942
- ↑ Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Issue 174, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, 1992
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