In the history of exploration, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as Spanish explorer and governor (1519–1574).
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was born at Avilés in 1519. His recorded nationality is Spain.
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, military personnel and sailor.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Recognition followed: Master of the Order of Santiago.
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés died in 1574, aged 55. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Master of the Order of Santiago
- Recorded as explorer, military personnel and sailor
