The expedition of Juan Díaz de Solís departed San Lucas de Barrameda on 8 October 1515. They discovered what is now known as River Plate (Río de la Plata), called at the time Solís River.

The expedition consisted of three ships, a 70-ton "Nao" and two 30-ton "carabelas", making the total crew 30 men. "Nao" meant "ship" at the time, but it was also used to describe a kind of ship that had high deck, both a forecastle and quarterdeck and a triangular sail on the mizzen mast.

We don't know exactly then the expedition reached the River Plate, but some authors think it happened on the 2 February. Solís was killed by the Charruas tribe, and his ships returned to Spain, but only two of them arrived.

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