Aguirre sentence example
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- In 1541 Francisco de Orellana discovered the whole course of the Amazon from its source in the Andes to the Atlantic. A second voyage on the Amazon was made in 1561 by the mad pirate Lope de Aguirre; but it was not until 1639 that a full account was written of the great river by Father Cristoval de Acufia, who ascended it from its mouth and reached the city of Quito.
- The city was founded in 1553 by Francisco de Aguirre and was the first capital of the province of Tucuman, the earliest settled of the La Plata provinces.
- It was occupied for a time in 1561 by Aguirre and his band of outlaws.
- It has forty-two rapids, its last obstruction being the Pongo de Aguirre, so called from the traitor Aguirre who passed there.
- LoveToKnow editor Crystal Schwanke discussed with Dr. Aguirre of the American Academy of Ophthalmology which eye diseases are UV-related, who is at risk, and how you can protect yourself in this exclusive interview.Advertisement