Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Deceased Person
1542 – 1595
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Who was Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira?
Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira was a Spanish navigator. Born in Congosto, in León, he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru. He is best known for the two voyages of discovery he led into the Pacific in 1567 and 1595 in search of Terra Australis.
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- Born
- Oct 1, 1542
Congosto - Also known as
- Alvaro de Mendana de Neira
- Spouses
- Nationality
- Spain
- Died
- Oct 18, 1595
Santa Cruz Islands
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on July 23, 2013
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