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1799Humboldt and Bonpland sail for the AmericasStart of a landmark scientific expeditionAlexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland sailed from A Coruña aboard the Pizarro with Spanish royal permission. They landed at Cumaná in Venezuela in July and began five years of exploration across Spanish America. Their findings shaped modern geography, botany and climatology.
1799Humboldt and Bonpland sail for the AmericasStart of a landmark scientific expeditionAlexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland sailed from A Coruña aboard the Pizarro with Spanish royal permission. They landed at Cumaná in Venezuela in July and began five years of exploration across Spanish America. Their findings shaped modern geography, botany and climatology.