Ramn Lista participated in an expedition to Patagonia where he traveled up the Chico River to the Cordillera of the Andes and claimed the land for Argentina.
The Scientific Society sponsored an expedition to Patagonia to explore the region between Punta Arenas and Santa Cruz. 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. He traveled up the river to the foot of the Cordillera of the Andes, and claimed the land for Argentina. 
