caption death_date death_place religion birth_place nationality article_title birth_date known_for spouse image employer name occupation
bronze head of orellana in guayaquil , ecuador november 1546 1511 delta brazil -rrb- of the amazon river -lrb- today pará , roman catholic trujillo , extremadura , spain spanish francisco de orellana
 1511 first river known navigation through the length of the amazon ana de ayala sageoeg - busto de francisco de orellana 01.jpg charles i of spain francisco de orellana conquistador
francisco de orellana

francisco de orellana -lrb- 1511 , trujillo , spain -- november 1546 , amazon river -rrb- was a spanish explorer and conquistador .
he completed the first known navigation of the entire length of the amazon river , which initially was named `` rio de orellana . ''
he also founded the city of guayaquil in what is now ecuador .
