Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (Spanish:; 1494–1520) was a Spanish conquistador and cartographer who was the first to prove the insularity of the Gulf of Mexico by sailing around its coast. In doing so he created the first map to depict what is now Texas …

Mar 10, 2021 · Alonso Álvarez de Pineda commanded a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Cabo Rojo, Mexico, in 1519.

Spanish explorer and mapmaker Captain Alonso Alvarez de Pineda and his crew were probably the first Europeans in Texas, claiming it for Spain. Little is known of Pineda’s early life, but in 1517, he sailed for the Spanish Governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay.

Alonzo Alvarez De Pineda was a Spanish explorer and a map-maker that, in 1517, was sailing for the Spanish Governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay. The Spanish thought there was a sea lane from the gulf of Mexico to Asia.

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda commanded a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Cabo Rojo, Mexico, in 1519.

In 1519 the Spanish government commissioned Alonzo Álvarez de Pineda (1494-1519) to explore the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the hope of finding a water passage from the Gulf to the Orient. Ships, men, and money for the expedition were provided by the Governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, who had been on Christopher Columbus' second ...

Dec 31, 2014 · In the beginning of 1519, Alvarez de Pineda along with his two hundreds and seventy soldiers and three ships sailed from Jamaica to explore the northern coastline for the Gulf. Alvarez de Pineda had to change the direction when the wind was too big. At first, he wanted to take the ship east.

In the same year, the Aztec natives killed Alonso Alvarez de Pineda at Chila and burned two of the ships. In 1519, the remaining number of ships returned to Vera Cruz and reported their entire journey and saga to Francis de Garay. Ther informed …

Oct 16, 2023 · Francisco de Garay, Governor of the Colony of Santiago, outfitted three ships with two hundred and seventy soldiers and placed them under the command of Álvarez de Pineda, who left Santiago in early 1519 and sailed west to follow the northern coastline of the Gulf.

Oct 20, 2024 · In 1519, De Pineda set sail from Jamaica with a fleet of four ships and a crew of over 200 men. The expedition was commissioned by the Governor of Jamaica, Francisco de Garay, who hoped to establish a Spanish settlement in the region and to find a …