Francisco De Orellana
c. 1490-c. 1546
Spanish soldier who became the first European to explore the Amazon River. Orellana, who served with Francisco Pizarro (c. 1475-1541) during the latter's c...
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Francisco de Orellana
Born c. 1490. Trujillo, Spain Died November 1546, Amazon delta, Peru
Francisco de Orellana’s story is an example of how an important discovery or achievement can be made a...
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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...
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Francisco De Orellana
Francisco de Orellana
Francisco de Orellana