| Esteban de Alegre | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1550 Asunción, Paraguay |
| Died | c. 1620 Corrientes, Argentina |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Encomendero landowner explorer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Rank | Conquistador |
| Commands | Milicias Provinciales |
Esteban Alegre (c. 1550 – c. 1620) was a Spanish Creole landowner and conquistador. He was one of the neighbors founders of Buenos Aires and Corrientes.
Biography
He was born in Asunción, and arrived in Buenos Aires as a member of the contingent led by Juan de Garay, for the second foundation of the city in 1580.
The same year of the foundation, Esteban Alegre received 3000 varas of land located on the border of Riachuelo, (La Matanza). In 1582, he received encomienda of the tribe Alacas (of Guaraní origen) commanded by the cacique Suguna.
Esteban Alegre was married to Isabel de Pantoja, daughter of Isabel Pantoja and Esteban de Vallejos, a Spanish conquistador born in Somorrostro, and who served as Captain and regidor of Santa Fe for 1590s. His ancestors were Luis Alegre and Dionis de Lys, conquerors from Flanders.
References
- Hernandarias, fundador de Corrientes, G. Pesce, 1928
- Las Calles de Buenos Aires: Sus Nombres Desde la Fundación Hasta Nuestros Días, Instituto Histórico de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, 2003, ISBN 9789872109202
- Coleccion completa de los tratados, Volume 11, by Carlos Calov, 1868
- Poblaciones pre y posthispánicas de Mendoza: Genealogias aborigenes, by Carlos Rusconi, 1961
- Boletín del Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas, Instituto Argentino de Ciencias Genealógicas
- Santa Fe la Vieja, Academia Nacional de la Historia, 1999