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 a relative of the...

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 as the result of an accident. Orellana was on an...

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 conquest of Peru in 1535, in 1541 led the advance party for an expedition...

Francisco de Orellana (c. 1500 - c. 1549) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. Orellana took part in the Spanish conquest of Peru with Francisco Pizarro, and was one of Gonzalo Pizarro's lieutenants during Gonzalo's 1541 expedition east of Quito...