Pedro de Mendoza

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Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
colonial governor
explorer
human
appointedBy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
King Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
birthDate c. 1499
birthPlace Crown of Castile
Guadalajara
burialPlace at sea
causeOfDeath illness
syphilis (disputed)
centuryOfActivity 16th century
conflict conflicts with Indigenous peoples in the Río de la Plata region
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Spain
crewSize over 1,000 men
deathDate 1537
deathPlace Atlantic Ocean
en route to Spain
departureCountry Spain
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicGroup Spaniards
expedition Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region
surface form: Río de la Plata expedition (1535–1537)
familyName García Hurtado de Mendoza
surface form: de Mendoza
fleetSize over 10 ships
foundationDate 1536
foundationPlace Río de la Plata
present-day Buenos Aires
founded Buenos Aires
Puerto de Nuestra Señora del Buen Ayre
givenName Pedro
knownFor founding the first Buenos Aires settlement
leading the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryRank Adelantado mayor
surface form: adelantado
monarchDuringService Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
nobleFamily House of Mendoza
notableWork first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata
occupation colonial administrator
conquistador
explorer
partOf Spanish colonization of the Americas
Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata region
surface form: Spanish conquest of the Río de la Plata
positionHeld Adelantado mayor
surface form: Adelantado of the Río de la Plata

Governor of the Río de la Plata
religion Roman Catholicism
shipDeparturePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda
successor Domingo Martínez de Irala

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Buenos Aires foundedBy Pedro de Mendoza