García López de Cárdenas

García López de Cárdenas
La conquista del Colorado depicts García López de Cárdenas exploring the Grand Canyon in 1540.
Bornc. 1500
Llerena, Badajoz, Crown of Castile
OccupationConquistador
Known forFirst European to discover the Grand Canyon

García López de Cárdenas y Figueroa was a Spanish conquistador who was the first European to see the Grand Canyon.

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