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Juan Díaz de Solís, (
1470 –
January 20 1516), was a
Spanish navigator and
explorer.
Díaz de Solís was probably born in
Lebrija,
Seville, although some other authors argue that his birth may have actually taken place in Portugal to an Andalusian emigree family.
He served as navigator on expeditions to the
Yucatan in
1506-
1507 and
Brazil in
1508 with
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. He became a Pilot-Major of Spain in
1512 following the death of
Amerigo Vespucci, and was thereafter commissioned to update the
Padrón Real with
Juan Vespucci. Two years after appointment to this office, Díaz de Solís prepared an expedition to explore the southern part of the new continent. His three ships and crew of 70 men sailed from
Sanlucar de Barrameda on
October 8,
1515. He followed the eastern coast as far as the mouth of the
Río de la Plata. He reached and named the Río de la Plata in 1516, sailing up river to the confluence of the
Uruguay River and
Paraná River with two officers and seven men.
The little party hadn't proceeded far when they were attacked by local
Charrua or
Guarani. Surviving crew members reported Díaz de Solís and most of the other men were killed and
cannibalized, thus putting the expedition to an end. Some sources believe that Díaz de Solís was killed in a
mutiny and the story about being killed and cannibalized was forged by his crew. His brother-in-law,
Francisco de Torres, took charge of the ships and returned to Spain.
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