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  2. www.britannica.com › biography › Francisco-de-OrellanaFrancisco de Orellana | Amazon River, Conquistador, Expedition

    Francisco de Orellana was a Spanish soldier and the first European explorer of the Amazon River. After participating with Francisco Pizarro in the conquest of Peru in 1535, Orellana moved to Guayaquil and was named governor of that area in 1538.

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    First exploration of the Amazon River. Route of first voyage (1541–1542) In 1540 Gonzalo Pizarro arrived in Quito as vice governor and was charged by Francisco Pizarro, his older paternal half-brother, with an expedition to locate the "Land of Cinnamon", thought to be somewhere to the east.

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  5. www.thoughtco.com › biography-of-francisco-deFrancisco de Orellana, Discoverer of the Amazon River - ThoughtCo

    Jul 28, 2019 · Known For: Spanish conquistador who discovered the Amazon River. Born: 1511 in Trujillo, Crown of Castile. Died: November 1546 in the Delta of the Amazon River (Today Pará and Amapá, Brazil) Spouse: Ana de Ayala. Early Life. Francisco de Orellana was born in Extremadura sometime around 1511.

  6. www.encyclopedia.com › francisco-de-orellanaFrancisco De Orellana - Encyclopedia.com

    May 21, 2018 · Francisco de Orellana (ca. 1511-1546) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer of the Amazon whose name remains somewhat tainted because of the suspicion that he deserted Gonzalo Pizarro in a desperate situation.

  7. explorersweb.com › great-expeditions-orellanasGreat Expeditions: Orellana’s Navigation of the Amazon

    Jan 4, 2023 · Seeking food to resupply a starving expedition, conquistador Francisco de Orellana accidentally became the first European to navigate the Amazon River.

  8. www.encyclopedia.com › humanities › encyclopediasOrellana, Francisco De (c. 1511–1546) | Encyclopedia.com

    Francisco De Orellana (b. ca. 1511; d. November 1546), leader of the first European descent of the Amazon River. Born in Trujillo, Spain, Orellana was in Panama in 1528 and probably joined Alonso de Alvarado's expedition to Peru in 1535.

  9. openrivers.lib.umn.edu › fig_2-orellanaOrellana’s Amazon River Voyage | Open Rivers Journal

    Francisco de Orellana's Amazon River voyage (1541-1542) Based on Medelin, 1934, via ShareMap.org. (CC BY-SA 3.0).