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  2. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Wikipedia

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    Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 [1] – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the west coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.

  3. Exploration of North America - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish voyages of Christopher Columbus opened the New World. Genoese navigator and explorer Giovanni Caboto (known in English as John Cabot) is credited with the discovery of continental North America on June 24, 1497, under the commission of Henry VII of England. Though the exact location of his discovery remains disputed, the Canadian ...

  4. Spanish colonization of the Americas - Wikipedia

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    Spanish explorers claimed land for the crown in the modern-day states of Alabama, Arizona, the Carolinas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas, and California. [43] Puerto Rico was also colonized by the Spanish during this era, occasioning the earliest contact between Africans and what would become the United States (via ...

  5. Francisco de Orellana - Wikipedia

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    Francisco de Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ðe oɾeˈʝana]; 1511 – November 1546) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador.In one of the most improbably successful voyages in known history, Orellana managed to sail the length of the Amazon, arriving at the river's mouth on 24 August 1542.

  6. Estêvão Gomes - Wikipedia

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    Estêvão Gomes (c. 1483 – 1538), also known by the Spanish version of his name Esteban Gómez, was a Portuguese explorer.He sailed in the service of Castile in the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan, but deserted the expedition when they had reached the Strait of Magellan and returned to Spain in May 1521.

  7. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 March 2025. Spanish explorer of the American southwest Francisco Vázquez de Coronado Governor of New Galicia Monarch Charles I Personal details Born 1510 (1510) Salamanca, Crown of Castile Died 22 September 1554 (1554-09-22) (aged 43–44) Mexico City, Viceroyalty of New Spain Signature Military ...

  8. Narváez expedition - Wikipedia

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    The explorers arrived in Santo Domingo (Hispaniola) sometime in August 1527. During the stay, troops began deserting. During the stay, troops began deserting. Although always a problem on such expeditions, the men may also have deserted because of hearing about the recent return of an expedition led by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón , in which 450 ...

  9. List of conquistadors - Wikipedia

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    List of explorers; Spanish colonization of the Americas; List of conquistadors in Colombia; Encomienda This page was last edited on 29 December 2024, at 10:57 ...