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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alvarado, Pedro de, 1485- (search)
Alvarado, Pedro de, 1485- A, Spanish conqueror in America; born in Badajos, Spain, about 1485. Sailing from Spain to Cuba, in 1518, he accompanied Grijalva on his exploring expedition along the Gulf coasts. Alvarado made explorations and discoveries on the coast of California, and was killed in a skirmish with the natives in New Galicia, June 4, 1541.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ojeda, Alonzo de 1465-1515 (search)
Ojeda, Alonzo de 1465-1515 Adventurer; born in Cuenca, Spain, in 1465; was among the earliest discoverers in America after Columbus and Cabot. He was with Columbus in his first voyage. Aided by the Bishop of Badajos, he obtained royal permission to go on a voyage of discovery, and the merchants of Seville fitted out four ships for him, in, which he sailed for St. Mary's on May 20, 1499, accompanied by Americus Vespucius as geographer. Following the track of Columbus in his third voyage (see Columbus, Christopher), they reached the northeastern coast of South America, and discovered mountains on the continent. Coasting along the northern shore of the continent (naming the country Venezuela), Ojeda crossed the Caribbean Sea, visited Santo Domingo, and returned to Spain in September. In 1509 the Spanish monarch divided Central America into two provinces, and made Ojeda governor of one of them and Nicuessa of the other. Ojeda sailed from Santo Domingo late in the autumn, accomp