Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
Spanish conquistador and cartographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (Spanish: [piˈneða]; 1494–1520) was a Spanish conquistador and cartographer who was the first to prove the insularity of the Gulf of Mexico by sailing around its coast. In doing so he created the first map to depict what is now Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast of the United States.
This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2016) |