Leonardo Gribeo

Leonardo Gribeo (16th Century) was an Italian conquistador, in service of the Spanish Crown. In 1536, he was part of the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza in the Río de la Plata, having an active participation in the conquest of Buenos Aires and Asunción.^[1]

Leonardo Gribeo
Conquistador at the service of the Spanish Empire
Monarch	Charles V
Personal details
Born	c.1510
Died	c.1580 Asuncion, Viceroyalty of Peru
Spouse	Isabel Martin
Occupation	Politician Conquistador
Profession	Army's officer
Military service
Allegiance	Spanish Empire
Branch/service	Spanish Navy
Rank	Conquistador

Biography

According to some authors Gribeo was born in Cagliari, Sardinia.^[2] In 1535 he arrived at the Río de la Plata in the expedition led by Pedro de Mendoza, participating in the first foundation of the city of Buenos Aires.

Leonardo Gribeo had an intense political activity as conqueror of Asunción, a city where he held various public offices, including regidor, procurator and ombudsman.^[3] His wife was Isabel Martin, daughter of conquistador Manuel Martin.^[4]

References

1. Sergi, Jorge F. (1940). Historia de los italianos en la Argentina: los italianos y sus descendientes a través del descubrimiento de América y de la historia argentina [History of Italians in Argentina: The Italians and Their Descendants Throughout the Discovery of America and Argentine History]. p. 36.
2. Petriella, Dionisio (1985). Los italianos en la historia del progreso argentino [The Italians in the History of Argentine Progress]. Asociación Dante Alighieri. ISBN 9789509089150.
3. Machaín, Ricardo de Lafuente (1937). Los Conquistadores del Río de la Plata [The Conquistadors of Río de la Plata]. p. 286.
4. de Ibáñez, Elsa Fehleisen (2006). Perfiles de Identidad: Las Fundadoras de la Raza Nueva: Una Estirpe Mujeril en la Cuenca Del Plata [Identity Profiles: The Founders of a New Race: A Womanly Kindred in the Río de la Plata Basin]. Ediciones Del Clé. p. 121. ISBN 9789871325016.

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