1579 - Exploration, Colonization
Exploration, Colonization
Russian adventurer Timofeyevich Yermak leads an expedition to conquer Siberia from the Tatars, whose warlord Kuchum controls the vast region; Russian pioneers begin moving into Siberia (see 1584).
Conquistador Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada dies of leprosy at Mariquita in New Granada February 16 at age 83 (approximate).
Francis Drake puts in for repairs June 17 at a point north of what later will be called San Francisco and claims possession of New Albion for Elizabeth (see 1769; Cabrillo, 1542; Cook, 1778).
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