Historedia
Person

Juan Díaz de Solís

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1516

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Juan Díaz de Solís, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Juan Díaz de Solís discovers the Río de la Plata

    1516

    Role: Navigator and explorer

    1. 1516 · Río de la Plata estuarySolís explores the Río de la Plata

      Juan Díaz de Solís traversed the estuary in 1516, naming it Mar Dulce and sailing upriver to the confluence of the Uruguay and Paraná rivers.

Sources

  1. Juan Díaz de Solís Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-30
  2. Río de la Plata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05