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The name Tierra del Fuego was given by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan while sailing for the Spanish Crown in 1520; he was the first European to visit these lands. He believed he was seeing the many fires ( fuego in Spanish) of the indigenous inhabitants, which were visible from the sea, and that the "Indians" were waiting in the ...
9 sie 2023 · In 1546, Hutten was captured by the Spanish and executed. He died a broken man, having failed to achieve his dreams of gold and glory. This is a list of 20 famous Spanish Explorers that made multiple discoveries throughout the New World and helped build a global empire.
3 mar 2023 · Famous Spanish Explorers. 1. Christopher Columbus. Christopher Columbus was an Italian-born explorer who discovered America while sailing for the Spanish crown. Although not born a Spaniard he is often considered a Spanish explorer as all of his trips were made on behalf of the King of Spain.
6 paź 2024 · Francisco Pizarro (b. c. 1475–d. 1541) was a Spanish conqueror of the Inca empire and founder of the city of Lima. Pizarro is best known for expeditions to South America, beginning in 1523, his conquest of the Inca Empire by defeating a 30,000-strong Inca force with fewer than 200 troops, and his capture of the emperor, Atahuallpa.
His expeditions were the first known European contact with the Caribbean and Central and South America. The name Christopher Columbus is the anglicization of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a young age and traveled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now ...
Francisco Pizarro, Marquess of the Atabillos (/ p ɪ ˈ z ɑːr oʊ /; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko piˈθaro]; c. 16 March 1478 – 26 June 1541) was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.
9 lis 2009 · Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (c. 1485-1547) is best known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain.
