Juan Díaz de Solís

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Juan Díaz de Solís born?Circa 1470
2. When did Juan Díaz de Solís die?January 20, 1516
3. What is the career?Spanish navigator and explorer
4. Who was Juan Díaz de Solís?He was a Spanish explorer born around 1470 who sailed across the ocean to find new lands. He was one of the first Europeans to visit what is now Uruguay.
5. When did he travel to South America?He set out on a big voyage in 1515 and reached the Río de la Plata in January 1516.

Navigator: A professional mariner trained in the art of navigation, responsible for plotting and directing the course of a vessel.
Explorer: An individual who undertakes extensive journeys into unknown or uncharted territories for discovery and mapping.
Río de la Plata: A major estuarine system in southeastern South America, formed by the confluence of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers.
Age of Discovery: A historical period from the 15th to the 17th century characterized by European exploration, mapping, and colonization of vast new territories.