Early 16th-century Portuguese explorer, conquistador
This article is about the Portuguese conquistador. For other people named Alejo García, see Alejo García (disambiguation).
Aleixo Garcia
Garcia's journey to the Inca Empire began on the Atlantic coast north of Porto Alegre and ended near Sucre, Bolivia.
Born
Date unknown
Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died
1525
Near Paraguay River, north of Asunción
Occupations
Explorer
conquistador
Known for
First European to reach the Inca Empire
Aleixo Garcia, also known in Spanish as Alejo García, (died 1525) was a Portuguese explorer and conquistador in service to Spain. He was a castaway who lived in Brazil and explored Paraguay and Bolivia. On a raiding expedition with a Guaraní army, Garcia and a few colleagues were the first Europeans known to have come into contact with the Inca Empire.
AleixoGarcia, also known in Spanish as Alejo García, (died 1525) was a Portuguese explorer and conquistador in service to Spain. He was a castaway who...
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to wait for the arrival of reinforcement fleets headed by his nephew D. Garcia de Noronha, and Jorge de Mello Pereira. While at Cochin, Albuquerque started...
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to Maine. He also explores the mouth of the Hudson River. c. 1524 – AleixoGarcia travels westward from Santa Catarina, across the Paraná River (perhaps...
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