conquistadors is the name for spanish explorers who claimed land.
conquistadors is the name for spanish explorers who claimed land.
the name for spanish explorers who claimed land?
conquistadors
following the discovery of america and the settlement of certain caribbean islands, such as cuba, spanish conquistadors hernán cortés and francisco pizarro were carried by the spanish navy to the mainland, where they conquered mexico and peru respectively. the navy also carried explorers to the north american mainland, including juan ponce de león and álvarez de pineda, who discovered florida (1519) and texas (1521) respectively. in 1519, spain sent out the first expedition of world circumnavigation in history, which was put in the charge of the portuguese commander ferdinand magellan. following the death of magellan in the philippines, the expedition was completed under the command of juan sebastián elcano in 1522. in 1565, a follow-on expedition by miguel lópez de legazpi was carried by the navy from new spain (mexico) to the philippines via guam in order to establish the spanish east indies, a base for trade with the orient. for two and a half centuries, the manila galleons operated across the pacific linking manila and acapulco. until the early 17th century, the pacific ocean. aside from the marianas and caroline islands, several naval expeditions also discovered the tuvalu archipelago, the marquesas, the solomon islands and new guinea in the south pacific. in the quest for terra australis, spanish explorers in the 17th century also discovered the pitcairn and vanuatu archipelagos. most significantly, from 1565 spanish fleets explored and colonised the philippine archipelago, the spanish east indies.
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pecans first became known to europeans in the 16th century. the first europeans to come into contact with pecans were spanish explorers in what is now louisiana, texas, and mexico. these spanish explorers called the pecan, "nuez de la arruga", which roughly translates to "wrinkle nut". because of their familiarity with the genus "juglans", these early explorers referred to the nuts as "nogales" and "nueces", the spanish terms for "walnut trees" and "fruit of the walnut". they noted the particularly thin shell and acorn-like shape of the fruit, indicating they were indeed referring to pecans. the spaniards took the pecan into europe, asia, and africa beginning in the 16th century. in 1792, william bartram reported in his botanical book, "travels", a nut tree, "juglans exalata" that some botanists today argue was the american pecan tree, but others argue was hickory, "carya ovata". pecan trees are native to the united states, and writing about the pecan tree goes back to the nation's founders. thomas jefferson planted pecan trees, "c. illinoinensis" (illinois nuts), in his nut orchard at his home, monticello, in virginia. george washington reported in his journal that thomas jefferson gave him "illinois nuts", pecans, which washington then grew at mount vernon, his virginia home.
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