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The film retells the story of 1519 circumnavigation led by Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan and Spanish navigator Juan Sebastián Elcano. Elcano & Magellan: The First Voyage Around the World premiered at the 2019 Málaga Film Festival on 23 March 2019, and was released in Spain on July 5, during the 500th anniversary of the expedition. [ 1 ]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 January 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 ...
The expedition walked along the Rio Grande and crossed the west bank of present-day El Paso, TX in late December 1581. In the Chamuscado expedition of 1581–1582, this led to the first steps in the founding of Spanish New Mexico and the future founding of La Villa Real de la Santa Fe, New Mexico de San Francisco de Asís by Juan de Oñate y ...
Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira (or Neyra) (1 October 1542 – 18 October 1595) was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595.
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.
Antonio de Espejo (c. 1540–1585) was a Spanish explorer who led an expedition, accompanied by Diego Perez de Luxan, into what is now New Mexico and Arizona in 1582–83. [1] [2] The expedition created interest in establishing a Spanish colony among the Pueblo Indians of the Rio Grande valley.
'The Flintstones' (1960-1966) An animated, prehistoric take on "The Honeymooners," this show ran in prime time (a first for an animated series) with its catchy theme song for most of the '60s.
One result of Vizcaíno's voyage was a flurry of enthusiasm for establishing a Spanish settlement at Monterey, but this was ultimately deferred for another 167 years after the Conde de Monterrey left to become Viceroy of Peru and his successor was less favorable. A colonizing expedition was authorized in 1606 for 1607, but was delayed and then ...