Claim: On an expedition to the Cordillera of the Andes, up the Chico River in Patagonia, Ramón Lista claimed land for Argentina.
Evidence: He traveled up the river to the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes, and claimed the land for Argentina. In mid-August he set off for the north, passed the Santa Cruz valley and explored the Chico River, the main object of the expedition. The Scientific Society sponsored an expedition to Patagonia to explore the region between Punta Arenas and Santa Cruz.