Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. When was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda born?1494
2. When did Alonso Álvarez de Pineda die?1520
3. What is the career?Spanish conquistador and cartographer
4. What is the expedition year?1519
5. Who was Alonso Álvarez de Pineda?He was a Spanish explorer and mapmaker who lived from 1494 to 1520. He sailed around the Gulf of Mexico to draw its first detailed map.
6. What did Alonso do in 1519?In 1519 he led a voyage to explore and map the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico. His map showed the Gulf’s shape and helped other explorers.

Conquistador: Spanish soldiers and explorers who conquered territories in the Americas for Spain.
Cartographer: An individual who specializes in the creation, study, and practice of map-making.
Insularity: The condition of being an island or surrounded by water, particularly in a geographical context.
Age of Discovery: A period in history (roughly 15th to 17th centuries) of European exploration and expansion.