About Dionis de Lys
Lived 1510 – 1560 (aged 49–50). Dionis de Lys was a politician.
Dionis de Lys or Lis was a Flemish conquistador in the service of the Spanish monarchy. He attended the first foundation of Buenos Aires by Pedro de Mendoza.
Biography Dionis was born in Lys, County of Flanders, the son of Johannes de Lys and Barboxa de Leys. He had arrived to the Río de la Plata in the expedition of Pedro de Mendoza, together with a contingents of Flemish adventurers.
Lys traveled to Asunción, where he formed a family, a daughter Catalina de Lys was married to Luis Alegre, also born in Flanders.
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Who was Dionis de Lys?
politician
When was Dionis de Lys born?
Dionis de Lys was born in 1510 in Lys.
When did Dionis de Lys die?
Dionis de Lys died in 1560 in Asunción.
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Dionis de Lys was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dionis de Lys. https://biography.guide/dionis-de-lys/
MLA: "Dionis de Lys." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dionis-de-lys/.
Chicago: "Dionis de Lys." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dionis-de-lys/.
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