Roberto Briche
| Robert Briche | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Spalding, Lincolnshire, England |
| Died |
? Spain |
| Nationality |
 English |
| Relations | Nicolás Colman |
| Occupation | Conquistador |
| Profession | sailor |
Roberto Briche (c.1519-) was an English sailor and conquistador, he accompanied Pedro de Mendoza in the expedition to the Rio de la Plata.[1]
Biography
Roberto was born in Spalding, arrived in the New World in 1536,[2] Briche had witnessed the murder of the conqueror Juan de Osorio, perpetrated by his rival Juan de Ayolas.[3] He returned to Spain with Mendoza, participating in the trial for the death of Osorio.[4]
References
- ↑ Historia de la influencia británica en el Rio de la Plata y especialmente en el Uruguay, Volume 1
- ↑ Historia de la conquista del Río de la Plata y del Paraguay: los gobiernos de don Pedro de Mendoza, Alvar Nuñez y Domingo de Irala, 1535-1556, Enrique de Gandía
- ↑ Historia de la República Argentina: su origen, su revolución, su evolución y su desarrollo, Volume 7, Editorial Sopena Argentina
- ↑ Documentos históricos y geográficos relativos a la conquista y colonización rioplatense, Volumes 4-5, Argentina. Comisión Nacional del IV Centenario de la Fundación de Buenos Aires, José Torre Revello
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