RE: A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius

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A Landmark 16th Century World Map by the Guy the Invented the Atlas... Abraham Ortelius

in travel •  7 years ago  (edited)

The Spanish conquered the Mexican mainland by the early 1500s and Cortez actually reached La Paz by 1535. He was looking for a fabled gold city, but only discovered black pearls. Bummer...

A later expedition was led by Juan Cabrillo in 1542, but that would be the last European venture into the area until the end of the 1500s.

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