Hernando de Soto was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who participated in one of the most incredible expeditions in history through what is now the southern United States.
History of Cuba
Biography of Bartolomé de las Casas
Biography of Fray Bartolomé de las Casas Location of birth: Bartolomé de las Casas was born in 1484 in Seville (Spain). Location of death: Bartolomé de las Casas died in 18th July 1566 in Madrid (Spain). Positions held: - Ordained priest in 1506. - Bishop of Chiapas (Nueva España) from March 30th,1544 to August 1550. - Protector of
Contour of Cuba sailed by Sebastián de Ocampo
It's the year 1508. Once the political and economic situation normalized in the Hispaniola island Nicolás de Ovando ordered to extend the borders of the new Castilian lands sending expeditions to Cuba and Borinquén (now Puerto Rico). For the first expedition, he sent the Galician navigator Sebastian de Ocampo. On this