Juan de la Cosa travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Juan de la Cosa as Basque navigator from Castile,.
Juan de la Cosa was born at Santoña in 1470. His recorded nationality is Crown of Castile.
The Age of Discovery was driven by Iberian crowns, the caravel and the search for a sea route to the spice trade - and it opened the Atlantic world with consequences its sailors never intended.
He is recorded as explorer, cartographer and conquistador.
His recorded expeditions and events include first voyage of Christopher Columbus.
The record of exploration is also a record of the people already living in the places reached.
Juan de la Cosa died in 1510, aged 40. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: first voyage of Christopher Columbus
- Recorded as explorer, cartographer and conquistador
