Facsimile of Álvarez de Pineda's 1519 map of the Gulf of Mexico. 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 1517 and 1519, Pineda led several expeditions to map the western coastlines of the Gulf of Mexico, from the Yucatan Peninsula to the Panuco River, just north of Veracruz, Mexico. On June 2, 1519, Alvarez de Pineda entered a large bay with a …

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 Alonso Álvarez de Pineda was the first European to set eyes on the land that would become Texas. His 1519 expedition mapped the American Gulf Coast, creating the very first document of Texas history. Scholars know little of Álvarez’s background.

Alonso Álvarez de Pineda mapped the Gulf Coast, including the Texas coastline, in 1519, marking the first detailed European charting of the area. Pineda’s expedition was commissioned by Governor Francisco Garay and aimed to find a water passage to the Pacific Ocean.

Jul 1, 2010 · It was 1519, and this Spaniard was on a royal mission to map the unknown shoreline between Florida and Veracruz—essentially, nothing less than the northern and western boundaries of the Gulf of Mexico!

Alonso Alvarez de Piñeda in 1519 with 270 men and 4 of Garay's Ships." According to Bernal Diaz del Castillo (one of Piñeda's officers), Captain Alvarez de Piñeda died as a result of wounds he received while fighting Indians on the Panuco River. He …

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.

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 March 1519 Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, financed by Governor Francisco de Garay of Santiago (Jamaica), set sail for Florida with four ships and 270 men. Pushed west by winds, de Pineda explored the mouth of a great and deep river—either the Mississippi or Mobile Bay and the Alabama River—before traveling along the coast from Texas to ...