Tristán de Luna y Arellano
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Tristán de Luna y Arellano was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led an ill-fated expedition to establish one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| de Luna y Arellano | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
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colonial governor ⓘ explorer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Viceroy of New Spain ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfColonists | 1500 ⓘ |
| associatedModernLocation | Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| causeOfExpeditionFailure |
hurricane destruction of ships and supplies
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logistical difficulties in resupply ⓘ starvation and disease among colonists ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century ⓘ |
| colonistsIncluded |
African slaves
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Mexican Indians ⓘ settlers ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Crown of Castile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1519 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1573 ⓘ |
| expeditionCharacterization | ill-fated ⓘ |
| expeditionEndYear | 1561 ⓘ |
| expeditionOutcome | failure ⓘ |
| expeditionSponsoredBy | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| expeditionStartYear | 1559 ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tristán de Luna y Arellano
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
de Luna y Arellano
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| foundedSettlementAt | Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| foundedSettlementName | Santa María de Ochuse ⓘ |
| givenName | Tristán ⓘ |
| goalOfExpedition |
create a base for further inland exploration toward Santa Elena and Mexico
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establish a permanent Spanish colony on the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| heldTitle |
Adelantado of Florida
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surface form:
adelantado of Florida
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| historicalSignificance |
early Spanish attempt to colonize the northern Gulf Coast
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leader of one of the earliest European settlement attempts in the present-day United States ⓘ |
| ledExpeditionTo |
Gulf of Mexico coastline
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surface form:
Gulf Coast of North America
Florida ⓘ
surface form:
La Florida
Pensacola Bay ⓘ |
| legacy | considered an early founder figure in Pensacola’s colonial history ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempting to found one of the earliest European settlements in what is now the United States
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leading a Spanish expedition to Florida and the Gulf Coast ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsInExpedition | 11 ⓘ |
| occupation |
conquistador
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explorer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boroní, Spain ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Gulf Coast of the United States
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surface form:
Gulf Coast
La Florida ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
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| servedUnder | Philip II of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
de Luna y Arellano