# Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor

> Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor 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.

*Portuguese explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Born:** 1470
- **Died:** 1535
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor 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.

## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 4.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_de_Alcazaba_y_Sotomayor)
- [Simón de Alcazaba](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_de_Alcazaba)
- [Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_de_Alcazaba_y_Sotomayor)
- [Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_de_Alcazaba_y_Sotomayor)
- [Simón de Alcazaba y Sotomayor](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sim%C3%B3n_de_Alcazaba_y_Sotomayor)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1583136)

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