The story of North American exploration spans an entire millennium and involves a wide array of European powers and uniquely American characters. Sir Francis Drake participated in some of the earliest English slaving voyages to Africa and earned a reputation for his privateering, or piracy, against Spanish ships and possessions.
History Early HistoryAnthropological In , Coronado led a major Spanish expedition Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian-born merchant and explorer who took part in early voyages to the New World on behalf of Spain around the late 15th century.
By that time, the Vikings had established settlements in present-day North America as early as 1, A. In search of fame and fortune, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan c. En route he discovered what is now known as the Strait of Magellan and became the When logging your visit, please provide a note describing your visit experience, along with any additional information about the waymark or the surrounding area that you think others may find interesting.
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Waymarkly is the premiere Waymarking app for iOS. Get the Waymarkly app now. He soon returned to Puerto Rico, bringing his wife and children. Although some historical accounts make mention of his relatively nonviolent treatment of the native population, the overall effect of enslaving Tainos and the introduction of diseases like smallpox and measles was disastrous to the native population.
In , the king encouraged him to continue searching for new lands, in hopes of finding yet more gold and expanding the Spanish empire. He would hold exclusive rights and be declared governor for life of any lands he came across. In a month's time, he and his men landed on the east coast of Florida. Not realizing he was on the mainland of North America, he thought he had landed on another island. He named the region Florida meaning "flowery" , in reference to its lush floral vegetation and because he discovered it at Easter time, which Spaniards referred to as Pascua Florida "feast of flowers".
In addition, he was not the first European to explore the area. Spanish expeditions had raided the Bahamas on a regular basis for years prior, and there is evidence that some made it as far as the east coast of Florida.
A neighboring tribe of Caribs had burned the settlement to the ground and killed several Spaniards. In he established the first Christian settlement here—named Caparra—at a point across the harbor from what is now San Juan. In he became the island's first governor. During his residence in Puerto Rico Ponce de Leon was involved in several stormy issues, including his right to be governor. The most persistent conflict and one on which Ponce de Leon was ulti mately outvoted concerned the location of die capital.
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