Juan Rute
| Juan Rute | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
John Ruter 1510s London, England |
| Died |
1572 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Nationality |
 English |
| Occupation | explorer |
| Profession | sailor |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Juan Rute or Ruter (16th century) was an English sailor and explorer. He belonged to the small group of Englishmen who served in the Spanish crown during the conquest of the New World.[1]
Rute, born possibly in London,[2] arrived in the Río de la Plata in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, participating in the founding of Buenos Aires.[3] His son Miguel de Rute attended the founding of Santa Fe.[4]
References
- ↑ Historia de la influencia británica en el Rio de la Plata y especialmente en el Uruguay, Volume 1
- ↑ La personalidad y la obra de Tomás Falkner, Número 48, Guillermo Fúrlong Cárdiff
- ↑ Los intérpretes en el descubrimiento, conquista y colonización del Río de la Plata, Vicente Guillermo Arnaud
- ↑ La construcción de una ciudad hispanoamericana: Santa Fe la Vieja entre 1573-1660, Luis María Calvo
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