Which Happened First?

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral, explorer, and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.

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Timeline

  1. Fernão Mendes Pinto1509 – July 8, 1583
  2. Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada1509 – February 16, 1579
  3. Francisco Vázquez de Coronado1510 – September 22, 1554
  4. Pedro Cieza de León1518 – July 2, 1554
  5. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (this page)February 15, 1519 – September 17, 1574
  6. Hans Staden1525–1579

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