alonzo alvarez de pineda was the first european to sail upriver the mississippi river.
alonzo alvarez de pineda was the first european to sail upriver the mississippi river.
who was the first european to sail upriver the mississippi river?
alonzo alvarez de pineda
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although the mission was stalled once they lost a ship in the strait of malacca, they nonetheless landed at the pearl river estuary on august 15 with eight ships and negotiated with chinese officials for possible silk and porcelain trade at canton. the chinese naval commander of nantou (under the jurisdiction of zhongshan, located at the mouth of the pearl river) stalled andrade's small fleet of ships for an entire month while andrade waited for permission to sail upriver to canton. after andrade threatened to sail upriver without permission, the naval commander finally decided to let him pass, granting him pilots to assist his travel.
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