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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.
Jul 28, 2019 · Francisco de Orellana (1511–November 1546) was a Spanish conquistador, colonist, and explorer. He joined Gonzalo Pizarro 's 1541 expedition that set out from Quito headed east, hoping to find the mythical city of El Dorado. Along the way, Orellana and Pizarro were separated.
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.
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.
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.
Francisco de Orellana went searching for the legendary city of El Dorado, and in the process sail the entire length of the Amazon River – one of the greatest river explorations known to history.
Jan 4, 2023 · Seeking food to resupply a starving expedition, conquistador Francisco de Orellana accidentally became the first European to navigate the Amazon River.
Mar 17, 2011 · the voyage of francisco de orellana; new discovery of the great river of the amazons; list of the principal tribes in the valley of the amazons
Feb 22, 2011 · With cinematic immediacy and meticulous attention to historical detail, here is the true story of a legendary sixteenth-century explorer and his death-defying navigation of...
Orellana, Francisco de fränthēsˈkō ᵺā ōrālyäˈnä [ key], d. c.1546, Spanish explorer of the Amazon River. He took part in the conquest of Peru and was a lieutenant of Gonzalo Pizarro on the expedition that started into the interior of South America in 1538.
