Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Spanish explorer
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Place of Birth: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
About Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
- Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (c.
- 1480 – 18 October 1526) was a Spanish magistrate and explorer who in 1526 established the short-lived San Miguel de Gualdape colony, one of the first European attempts at a settlement in what is now the United States.
- Ayllón's account of the region inspired a number of later attempts by the Spanish and French governments to colonize the southeastern United States.
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