Santiago was founded by the Spanish Conquistador Pedro de Valdivia on February the 12th, 1541.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the river in 1541.
The explorer that Decovered the Mississippi River was Louis Joliet (1645-1700) and one of his voyagers Maquette.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) conquered the Aztecs in Mexico, while Francisco Pizarro (1471?-1541) conquered the Inca Empire.
Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) conquered the Aztecs in present-day Mexico, while Francisco Pizarro (1478-1541) conquered the Inca in Peru. Note both were conquistadors, not explorers (e.g. both were sent by the Spanish crown to claim/conquer lands for the Spanish Empire).
Yes Hernando de Soto did discover the Missippi River he did but did also discover an island in the south pacific
Diego de Almagro arrived in the Valle Central in 1541 to found the city of Santiago.
actually it was Francisco de Orellana in 1541, a Spanish explorer from the 16th century.
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Santiago was created on 1541-02-12.
Santiago - commune - was created on 1541-02-12.
The Spanish Explorer Hernando de Soto is given credit with discovering the Mississippi River. He discovered the river on May 8, 1541.
Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto "discovered" the river on May 8th 1541 - he named it Río del Espíritu Santo ("River of the Holy Spirt").
In 1541, Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana was the first European to travel the entire length of the river.
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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was the first European to discover the river in 1541.
Alvarez de Pindea discovered the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1519. Hernando de Soto also finds the Mississippi River but that was 22 years later in 1541. In 1673 Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet verify that the river flows into the Gulf of Mexico and they explored well inland.
The explorer that Decovered the Mississippi River was Louis Joliet (1645-1700) and one of his voyagers Maquette.