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ÁLVAREZ DE PINEDA, ALONSO (?–1520). Alonso Álvarez de Pineda commanded a Spanish expedition that sailed along the Gulf of Mexico coastline from Florida to Cabo Rojo, Mexico, in 1519. He and his men were the first Europeans to explore and map the Gulf littoral between the areas previously explored by Juan Ponce De León and Diego Velázquez. Álvarez de Pineda’s voyage of “more than 300 leagues” ended when he encountered Hernán Cortés, who perceived him as a rival and arrested the messengers he sent ashore near Cortés’s base at Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz on the Bay of Campeche. Álvarez de Pineda then withdrew back up the Mexican coast to the Río Pánuco, where he established a settlement of his own near the site of the future city of Tampico. Despite his pioneering exploration, however, Álvarez remains a shadowy figure. The only original source connecting his name with the reconnaissance ordered in 1519 by Francisco de Garay, Spanish governor of Jamaica, is Bernal Díaz del Castillo, historian of the Mexican conquest. Díaz was present

Antonio Pineda

Spanish naturalist and military officer

For the Civil Air Patrol officer, see Antonio J. Pineda. For the Mexican gymnast, see Tony Piñeda.

Antonio Pineda

Born(1751-01-17)January 17, 1751

Guatemala City, New Spain.

DiedJune 23, 1792(1792-06-23) (aged 41)

Antonio Pineda (January 17, 1751 – June 23, 1792) was a Spanish naturalist and military officer. He participated in the Malaspina Expedition as leader of the natural history team which included Thaddäus Haenke and Luis Née. His scientific exploration and collecting covered a significant portion of the Pacific basin including the coast of South America, Mexico, and the Philippines. Before his untimely death in the Philippines, Pineda had amassed a huge volume of documents including scientific reports, diaries, and logbooks as well as a significant collection of natural history specimens.[1]

Biography

Pineda was born on January 17, 1751, in Guatemala City, New Spain. His Spanish father, José de Pineda, was a knight in the Order of Santiago and served as a judge in

Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

 
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Alonso Alvarez de Pineda

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  • Nationality - Spanish
  • Lifespan - 1494 - 1519
  • Career - Explorer and Cartographer
  • Famous for : Believed to be the first European in Texas and proved Florida was not an island
 

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