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Francisco de Orellana
Spanish explorer and conquistador
b. 1511 CE – d. 1546 CE
World South America and The Eastern Isles
Francisco de Orellana (Trujillo, Spain, 1511 - Amazon River, November 1546) is a Spanish explorer and conquistador.
He completes the first known navigation through the length of the Amazon River.
He names this river and founds Guayaquil.
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Moran, J. (2017). Francisco de Orellana. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/francisco-de-orellana/
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