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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

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Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira (or Neyra) (1 October 1542 – 18 October 1595) was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595. His voyages led to the discovery of the Marquesas, Cook Islands, and Solomons among other archipelagos. Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region (León), he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru. Provided by Wikipedia

Die Entdeckung der Inseln des Salomo / Alvaro de Mendaña. Bearb. und eingel. von Georg Friederici

Participants: Mendaña de Neira, Álvaro de 1541-1595 [ VerfasserIn ]; Friederici, Georg 1866-1947 [ Sonstige ]
Published: 1925

The Discovery of the Solomon Islands : Translated from the original spanish manuscripts. / Vol. II / by Alvaro de Mendana in 1568. Edited, with Introduction and Notes by Lord Amherst of Hackney, and Basil Thomson

Participants: Mendaña de Neira, Álvaro de 1541-1595 [ VerfasserIn ]; Amherst, William Amhurst Tyssen 1835-1909 [ HerausgeberIn ]; Thomson, Basil Home 1861-1939 [ HerausgeberIn ]; Hakluyt Society [ Herausgebendes Organ, VerlegerIn ]; Hakluyt Society [ VerlegerIn ]
Published: M.DCCCCI.
Superior document: Works issued by The Hakluyt Society Second series No. VIII

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The Discovery of the Solomon Islands : Translated from the original spanish manuscripts. / Vol. I / by Alvaro de Mendana in 1568. Edited, with Introduction and Notes by Lord Amherst of Hackney, and Basil Thomson

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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

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