Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor
Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor | |
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| Adelantado and Governor of New León | |
| In office 21 May 1534 / 9 March – May 1535 | |
| Monarch | Charles I of Spain |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Two nominal successors:
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1470 |
| Died | 1535 (aged 64–65) |
| Occupation | Adelantado, navigator, explorer, Conquistador, colonial Governor |
| Known for | Founder of the short-lived Puerto de los Leones (February–late 1535) |
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Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor (b. Kingdom of Portugal, 1470 – Puerto de los Leones, East Patagonia, Spanish Empire, May 1535) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who was appointed by Charles V, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, as adelantado and governor of New León. In this role, he founded the first European settlement in Patagonia and the second in what is now Argentina, one year before Pedro de Mendoza attempted the first foundation of Buenos Aires.