Full Name Louis Allegre Occupation Explorer Religion Catholicism | Nationality Flemish Profession Artilleryman Died Asunción, Paraguay | |
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Luis Alegre (1510s-1570s) was a flemish soldier, expeditionary and conquistador of Buenos Aires and Paraguay.
Biography
Luis Alegre was born in Flanders, in 1534 he arrived at the Río de la Plata with the adelantado, Pedro de Mendoza. In 1538 Alegre moved to Asunción, aboard the ship "La Marañona", and attended the election of Domingo Martinez de Irala as Lieutenant Governor.
In Paraguay Alegre was married to Magdalena Testanova, possible daughter of Genoese doctor Blas Testanova. Alegre remarriage with Catalina, daughter of flemish Dionis de Lys. They had a son named Esteban Alegre.
References
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