Expedition of the Amazon (1541–1542)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical expedition
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Orellana_expedition
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Francisco_de_Orellana
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
gptkb:Gaspar_de_Carvajal
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| gptkbp:encounteredBy |
gptkb:indigenous_peoples_of_the_Amazon
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1542
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
opened the Amazon basin to European exploration
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Expedition of the Amazon (1541–1542)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:South_America
gptkb:Amazon_River |
| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Amazon_River
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first European descent of the Amazon River
|
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Quito
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| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:Francisco_de_Orellana
gptkb:Gonzalo_Pizarro |
| gptkbp:purpose |
gptkb:explorer
search for El Dorado |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
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| gptkbp:result |
first known navigation of the entire length of the Amazon River
|
| gptkbp:sponsor |
gptkb:Spanish_Empire
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1541
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gonzalo_Pizarro
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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