Francisco de Orellana
(1511-1546)
Spanish explorer and conquistador
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Francisco de Orellana Bejarano Pizarro y Torres de Altamirano (1511 – November 1546) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana." He also founded the city of Guayaquil in what is now Ecuador.
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1511 Trujillo, Spain
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1 November 1546 (aged 35) North Region, Brazil
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