Birth Was born 1487 in a town called Guadix in southern Spain Death Died when he was 50 on June 23,1537 on a ship in the Atlantic Ocean while it was going back home Other facts Was a Spanish soldier before he became an explorer first governor of the Río de la Plata region of Argentina and founder of Buenos Aires. Why he became an explorer Became an explorer because the emperor Charles V wanted Spain to be the First Nation to explore South America and Charles chose Pedro to do it. Pedro sailed as an explorer for the first time in 1535 with 13 ships and about 2,000 Menzies Places explored Explored rio de la plata, the Antarctic Ocean, South America Contribution Pedro de Mendoza Was the first governor of the Río de la Plata region of Argentina and became founder of Buenos Aires. Written by Mathew |