Renaissance · South America · Exploration

1527

Cabot's Son Sebastian Sails

1527

Sebastian Cabot, son of the Venetian navigator John, sailed from Spain toward the Rio de la Plata on an expedition meant to reach the Spice Islands but diverted by rumors of Andean silver. He founded the short-lived fort of Sancti Spiritu on the Parana, the first European settlement in what is now Argentina.

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Before and after in South America

Before: 1524: Giovanni da Verrazzano Dies
After: 1531: Pizarro Sails from Panama

Before and after in Exploration

Before: 1524: Giovanni da Verrazzano Dies
After: 1528: Cabeza de Vaca Shipwrecked in Texas

Era

Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.