Mendaña de Neira, Alvaro, d. 1595.
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Spanish navigator who led two expeditions to the southwest Pacific in 1567-1569 and 1595. Sailing from Peru, he discovered and explored the Solomon Islands in 1568. In 1595 he discovered the Marquesas Islands.
From the description of Relacion del viaje que hizo ... con el armada de S.M. al descubrimiento de las islas de Poniente o de Salomon. 1567-1568. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222757063
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Subjects:
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Occupations:
- Explorers
Places:
- Solomon Islands (as recorded)
- Spain (as recorded)
- Latin America (as recorded)
