Rodrigo de Triana travelled at a period when the map still had blanks on it, and filled some of them.
The record lists Rodrigo de Triana as Spanish explorer born in the Andalusian province of Huelva, in the Town of Lepe.
Rodrigo de Triana was born at Seville in 1469. 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, sailor and navigator.
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.
Rodrigo de Triana died in 1535, aged 66. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Expeditions: first voyage of Christopher Columbus
- Recorded as explorer, sailor and navigator
