Salvador Fidalgo y Lopegarcía 6 August 1756 – 27 September 1803 was a Spanish explorer. He commanded an exploring expedition for Spain to Alaska and the Pacific Northwest during the late 18th century. Contents 1Early career 2Spain and the Pacific Northwest 3Fidalgo expedition of 1790 4Neah Bay 5Later life 6Death 7Legacy 8References Early career
Diego Duque de Estrada August 15, 1589 in Toledo, Spain – 1647? was a Spanish memoir writer, soldier and adventurer. He was the son of Juan Duque de Estrada, also a soldier of rank. He was orphaned very young, and educated by a cousin. While still young (a minor?) he was betrothed to his cousin’s daughter. One
Gaspar de Espinosa y Luna Medina de Rioseco, Spain, c. 1484 – Cuzco, Peru, 14 February 1537 was a Spanish explorer, conquistador and politician. He participated in the expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila to Darién and was appointed mayor of Santa María la Antigua del Darién. He initiated proceedings against Vasco Núñez de Balboa:259 and conquered
Juan Sebastián Elcano sometimes misspelled del Cano; 1486/1487 – 4 August 1526 was a Castilian explorer of Basque origin who completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. After Magellan’s death in the Philippines, Elcano took command of the carrack Victoria from the Moluccas to Sanlúcar de Barrameda in Spain. Even though Magellan did not survive the trip, he has received more recognition for the expedition than Elcano has, since Magellan was the one
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca /kɔːrˈtɛs/; Spanish: ; 1485 – December 2, 1547 was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part
Cosme Damián de Churruca y Elorza Mutriku, 27 September 1761 – Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805 was a Basque Spanish noble, an Admiral of the Royal Spanish Armada, scientist and Mayor of Mutriku, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar while commanding the ship of the line San Juan Nepomuceno. Contents 1Biography 2Battle of
Gabriel de Castilla 1577 – c. 1620 was a Spanish explorer and navigator. A native of Palencia, it has been argued that he was an early explorer of Antarctica.[dubious – discuss] [unreliable source?] Contents 1Biography 2See also 3References 4External links Biography[edit] In March 1603, Castilla was at the head of an expedition that weighed anchor from Valparaiso. Under his control were three ships: the
Andrés Dorantes de Carranza ca. 1500 – 1550s, was an early Spanish explorer in the Americas. He was one of the four last survivors of the Narváez expedition, along with Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Dorantes’ slave Estevanico, and Alonso del Castillo Maldonado. Biography Dorantes was born in Béjar del Castañar, Salamanca (or possibly in Gibraleón), Spain, ca. 1500. His
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; 1499 – January 3, 1543 was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to explore present-day California, navigating along the coast of California in 1542–1543. Contents 1Nationality 2Voyages
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Spanish pronunciation: Jerez de la Frontera, c. 1488/1490/1492 – Seville, c. 1557/1558/1559/1560 was a Spanish explorer of the New World, and one of four survivors of the 1527 Narváez expedition. During eight years of traveling across what is now the US Southwest, he became a trader and faith healer to various Native American tribes before reconnecting