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Dec 6, 1513
BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE
BALBOA, VASCO NUNEZ DE
BalboaVasco Nunez de (1475-1519) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was the first European to see the eastern part of the Pacific Ocean (in 1513) -
Nov 24, 1517
CASTILLO, BERNAL DIAZ DEL
CASTILLO, BERNAL DIAZ DEL
Bernal Diaz del Castillo, also known as Bernal Diaz, (1492-1584) was a Spanish historian and soldier who chronicled the Spanish conquest of Mexico. In 1514, he went to America as a soldier, with Pedrarias Dávila, the new governor of Darien. In 1517, he sailed to the Yucatan peninsula of Mexico -
Nov 5, 1523
PINZON, VINCENTE
PINZON, VINCENTE
Vincente Yáñez Pinzon (1460? - 1523?) was a Spanish explorer and navigator who sailed with Christopher Columbus on his first voyage to the New World, as captain of the Niña. His older brother, Martin Pinzon, was captain of the Pinta and the co-owner of both the Nina and the Pinta. -
Aug 2, 1524
CORDOBA, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ DE
CORDOBA, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ DE
Francisco Fernández de Córdoba (? - 1524) was a Spanish explorer and slave trader who explored Mexico (1517) and Nicaragua (1524). -
Sep 11, 1525
URDANETA, ANDRES DE
URDANETA, ANDRES DE
Andres de Urdaneta (1508-1568) was a Spanish explorer who accompanied Garcia Jofre de Loaysa on the second sailing expedition around the world when he was 17 years old. On this 1525 trip, only one ship of the original seven survived. -
Sep 3, 1526
AYLLON, LUCAS VAZQUEZ DE
AYLLON, LUCAS VAZQUEZ DE
Ayllon Lucas Vázquez de (1475-1526) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who tried to start a colony in North America in 1526. -
Sep 4, 1527
VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE
VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca [Cabeza de Vaca means "head of a cow"] (1490?-1557?) was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 1527. -
Nov 5, 1527
CABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ
CABEZA DE VACA, ALVAR NUNEZ
Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca [Cabeza de Vaca means "head of a cow"] (1490?-1557?) was a Spanish explorer who sailed to North America from Spain, leaving in 1527. He traveled from Florida to Texas on a raft, then walked from Texas to Mexico City. He also explored the Paraguay River in South America. -
Dec 19, 1527
NARVAEZ, PANFILO DE
NARVAEZ, PANFILO DE
Panfilo de Narvaez (1470?-1528) was a Spanish explorer and soldier. He helped conquer Cuba in 1511 and led a Spanish royal expedition to North America (leaving Spain in 1527). He was born in Valladolid, Spain and died on his expedition to Florida. -
Aug 2, 1541
PIZARRO, FRANCISCO
PIZARRO, FRANCISCO
Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541) was a Spanish conquistador who traveled through much of the Pacific coast of America along Peru. He "discovered" the Incan empire and conquered it brutally and quickly, stealing immense hoards of gold, silver, and other treasures. -
Oct 20, 1542
CABRILLO, JUAN RODRIGUEZ
CABRILLO, JUAN RODRIGUEZ
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (? -1543) was a Spanish or Portuguese explorer (his nationality is uncertain). Cabrillo was the first European explorer of the Californian coast. In 1542, he sailed from Acapulco to southern California, claiming California for King Charles I of Spain. -
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