Pedro de Mendoza

   

Pedro de Mendoza (born 1501 died 1537) was a Spanish conquistador, and the first adelantado of the Río de la Plata.

He founded Buenos Aires in February 2, 1536. Leaving Juan de Ayolas in charge, he sailed back to Spain in 1537 but died before arriving.

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