Rodrigo de Bastidas
Rodrigo Galván de Bastidas (* around 1460 in Triana , Seville , † July 28, 1527 in Santiago de Cuba ; alternative years of birth: 1445 , 1475 ) was a Spanish conqueror.
Life
On June 5, 1500, Rodrigo de Bastidas received a license from the Spanish Crown with which he could explore the coast of the New World . In October 1500 he set sail from Spain with two ships. He worked with Juan de la Cosa . Among his crew were Vasco Núñez de Balboa as a sailor and Andrés Morales . Rodrigo de Bastidas traveled the northern coast of South America until 1501 from Cabo de la Vela in northern Colombia (towards the west) to the Gulf of Urabá (Gulf of Darien). He discovered the Isthmus of Panama .
In 1512 Rodrigo de Bastidas was made an honorary citizen of Santo Domingo . On July 29, 1526 he founded the first Spanish city on the South American mainland: Santa Marta . Rodrigo de Bastidas forbade the exploitation and robbery of the Indians . His men did not like this and so Pedro de Villafuerte and other men surprised him during the night and wanted to stab him. Since there was no doctor on the mainland, he was seriously injured and had to sail to Santo Domingo with the rest of the crew. Because of the bad weather, they had to land on the island of Fernando (now Cuba ). Catholic clergy in Santiago de Cuba welcomed and treated him, but he died anyway on July 28, 1527. Rodrigo de Bastidas was buried in the cathedral in Santiago. His son later had it brought to Santo Domingo, in whose cathedral it is still located today.
Discoveries (selection)
literature
- Gustavo A. Mellander: The United States in Panamanian Politics: The Intriguing Formative Years. Interstate Publishers, Danville, Ill. 1971, OCLC 138568 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bastidas, Rodrigo de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bastidas, Rodrigo Galván de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish conqueror |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1460 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Triana , Seville |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 28, 1527 |
| Place of death | Santiago de Cuba |