Aleixo Garcia

Aleixo Garcia
Garcia's journey to the Inca Empire began on the Atlantic coast north of Porto Alegre and ended near Sucre, Bolivia.
Born	Date unknown Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1525 Near Paraguay River, north of Asunción
Occupations	Explorer conquistador
Known for	First European to reach the Inca Empire

Aleixo Garcia, also known in Spanish as Alejo García, (died 1525) was a Portuguese explorer and conquistador in service to Spain. He was a castaway who lived in Brazil and explored Paraguay and Bolivia. On a raiding expedition with a Guaraní army, Garcia and a few colleagues were the first Europeans known to have come into contact with the Inca Empire.