Explorers in Seville
The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1502 to 1547. The most recorded lives are Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan and Hernán Cortés.
Notable people
Christopher Columbus
from 1502 to 1505
3 moments here
Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…
Ferdinand Magellan
from 1517 to 1519
2 moments here
Portuguese navigator and naval officer who served Portugal in the Indian Ocean, Malacca, and Morocco before relocating to Spain in 1517.…
Hernán Cortés
in 1547
1 moment here
Spanish conquistador, commander, explorer, governor, and writer whose 1519–1521 campaign against the Aztec Empire helped establish Spanish rule in…
Moments
- 1502 Writes from Seville Christopher Columbus
- 1504 Reports in Seville Christopher Columbus
- 1505 Settles in Seville while ill Christopher Columbus
- 1517 Relocation to Seville Ferdinand Magellan
- 1519 Departure from Seville Ferdinand Magellan
- 1547 Death at Castilleja de la Cuesta Hernán Cortés