Juan de Fuca
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Juan de Fuca was a 16th-century Greek maritime explorer, also known as Ioannis Phokas, who sailed for Spain and is credited with exploring the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Strait of Juan de Fuca | 1 | 0 |
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16th-century explorer
→
Greek person → explorer → historical figure → mariner → |
| activity | exploration of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America → |
| allegiance | Spain → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Apostolos Ioannis Fokas
→
Apostolos Valerianos → Ioannis Phokas → |
| associatedWith |
Pacific maritime exploration
→
Viceroyalty of New Spain → |
| centuryOfActivity | 16th century → |
| claimedDiscovery | large strait at about 47–48 degrees north latitude → |
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece → |
| culturalBackground | Greek from the island world of the eastern Mediterranean (traditionally Cephalonia) → |
| employer | Spanish Empire → |
| era |
Age of Exploration
→
surface form:
Age of Discovery
|
| ethnicGroup | Greek → |
| explorationGoal | search for a passage to the Atlantic (Northwest Passage) → |
| hasPartiallyEponymous |
Juan de Fuca Strait
→
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| historicity | partly disputed → |
| languageOfName | Greek → |
| legacy |
influenced later searches for the Northwest Passage
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name used for geological features such as the Juan de Fuca Plate → |
| namedAfter | Juan de Fuca self-linksurface differs → |
| notableFor | reported exploration of a strait between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula → |
| notableVoyage | voyage along the northwest coast of North America in service of Spain → |
| occupation |
maritime explorer
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navigator → pilot → |
| placeOfActivity |
Pacific Northwest
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Pacific Ocean → coast of North America → |
| regionExplored |
area around present-day Vancouver Island
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area around present-day Washington State coast → |
| religion |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christianity (implied, Greek Christian background)
|
| sourceOfAccount | narrative recorded by Michael Lok → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca