Pedro Fernandes de Queirós
Navigator, Deceased Person
1563 – 1614
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Who was Pedro Fernandes de Queirós?
Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, was a born Portuguese navigator best known for his involvement with Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595-1596 voyage of Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira, and for leading a 1605-1606 expedition which crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis.
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