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Juan DĂ­az de SolĂ­s: Quick Facts

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Born 1470? ‱ Sevilla ‱ Spain
Died 1516 ‱ Río de la Plata
Francisco VĂĄzquez de Coronado
Francisco VĂĄzquez de Coronado
Spanish explorer
Hernån Cortés
Hernån Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Vasco NĂșñez de Balboa
Vasco NĂșñez de Balboa
Spanish explorer
Juan Ponce de LeĂłn
Juan Ponce de LeĂłn
Spanish explorer
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez
PĂĄnfilo de NarvĂĄez
Spanish conquistador and colonial official
Santa Cruz, Álvaro de Bazån, Marqués de
Álvaro de Bazån, Marqués de Santa Cruz
Spanish naval commander
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Pascual Cervera y Topete
Spanish admiral
Oñate, Juan de
Juan de Oñate
Spanish conquistador
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José Patiño, marquis de Patiño
Spanish statesman
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, engraving.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés
Spanish conquistador
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Alonso PĂ©rez de GuzmĂĄn, duke de Medina-Sidonia
Spanish admiral
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Lucas VĂĄzquez de AyllĂłn
Spanish explorer
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Sir William Monson
English naval officer
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Peter Martyr d’Anghiera
Italian chaplain and historian of the Spanish court
Engraving of Miguel de Cervantes, shown with a mustache and beard, wearing a ruffled collar and cloak, based on works by Gregorio Ferro and Fernando Selma.
Miguel de Cervantes
Spanish writer
Painting by Jakob Seisenegger showing Emperor Charles V in ornate Renaissance attire standing beside a large hunting dog, with a green curtain in the background.
Charles V
Holy Roman emperor
Francisco Franco in military uniform and cap, looking slightly to the side in an undated black and white portrait.
Francisco Franco
ruler of Spain
Christopher Columbus
Isabella I
queen of Spain
Francisco Pizarro
Francisco Pizarro
Spanish explorer
Portrait of Philip II, King of Spain, shown in ornate armor with one hand resting on a helmet, painted in the manner of Sir Anthony More against a dark background.
Philip II
king of Spain and Portugal

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