Pedro de Mendoza
E37645
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.
Statements (50)
| 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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