Pedro Menéndez De Avilés
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 450 years ago |
Date of birth | February 15,1519 |
Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
Born | Aviles |
Spain | |
Date of died | September 17,1574 |
Died | Santander |
Spain | |
Buried | Mission Nombre de Dios Museum, St. Augustine, Florida, United States |
Nationality | Spanish |
Siblings | Bartolomé Menéndez |
Álvaro Sánchez | |
Parents | Juan Alfonso Sánchez de Avilés |
María Alonso y Menéndez Arango | |
Job | Explorer |
Place of burial | Iglesia de los Padres Franciscanos, Aviles, Spain |
Children | Ana Menéndez de Avilés |
Catalina Menéndez de Avilés | |
María Menéndez de avilés | |
Previous position | Governor of La Florida (1565–1574) |
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ID | 612778 |
Pedro Menéndez De Avilés Life story
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565.