Francisco de Orellana
Spanish explorer and conquistador
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SpainHe sailed the entire length of the Amazon in 1542 — a river no European had traversed — and lived to tell about it, one of the least likely survival stories in the age of conquest.
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Francisco de Orellana was a Spanish conquistador who carved his name into South American exploration through sheer endurance and accident. He founded Guayaquil in present-day Ecuador before circumstances thrust him into the expedition that defined him. In 1542, he became the first known European to navigate the Amazon from the Andes to the Atlantic, reaching the river's mouth on 24 August after months battling current, indigenous resistance, and starvation. He and his men then sailed up the coast to Cubagua Island near Venezuela. The triumph didn't last: he returned for a second Amazon expedit…
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