Francisco de Orellana

Francisco de Orellana (1511, Trujillo, Spain – November 1546, Amazon River) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. He completed the first known navigation of the length of the Amazon River, which initially was named "Rio de Orellana." He also founded the city of Guayaquil in what is now Ecuador.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco de Orellana
• Page 192 - Levy, B., 2011, River of Darkness: Francisco Orellana's Legendary Voyage of Death and Discovery Down the Amazon: Bantam, New York, 324p.