The following is an article about Rodrigo de Bastidas, a notable Spanish conquistador and explorer. The text is organized into sections with headers for browsing by topic, followed by subsections with relevant details.
** Rodrigo de Bastidas (c.1465 – 1527)**
** Early Life and Exploration**
- Rodrigo de Bastidas was born around 1465 to Rodrigo de la Bastida and Isabel Rodríguez de Romera, both from wealthy backgrounds. He had several siblings, including Rodrigo de Bastidas y Rodriguez de Romera (son) and Isabel de Bastidas y Rodríguez de Romera (daughter). *
Conquest of Panama
- De Bastidas made his mark as a conquistador after traveling with Christopher Columbus to the New World. He secured financing to explore the continent for Spain on his own terms, seeking one-quarter of the profits from any discoveries he made. *
Discovery of Panama
- After several failed attempts at claiming the isthmus, Rodríguez de Bastidas discovered the mouth of the Magdalena River and the Gulf of Urabá on the Caribbean coast of Colombia on July 28, 1500. This claim marked the first European discovery of Panama's isthmus. *
