About Arnao Esterlin
Lived 1510 – 1593 (aged 82–83). Arnao Esterlin was an explorer and politician.
Arnao Esterlin was a Flemish conquistador in service of the Spanish crown. He took part in the appointment of Captain Domingo Martínez de Irala as lieutenant governor of Asunción.
Esterlin was born in Flanders, the son of Cristóbal Esterlin (Osterling) and Ana Bersthin, natives of Germany. He arrival at Río de la Plata as a gunner in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza.
Arnao Esterlin had three natural children with a Guaraní woman, native of Asunción. His son Rodrigo de Esterlín, was married to Juana Solorzano, the daughter of Zoilo de Solorzano, a conqueror born in Biscay.
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Flemish conquistador
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Arnao Esterlin was born in 1510 in Flanders.
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Arnao Esterlin died in 1593 in Asunción.
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Arnao Esterlin was an explorer and politician.
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