Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

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Spanish explorer explorer human navigator

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a 16th-century Spanish navigator and explorer known for leading early Pacific voyages that resulted in the European discovery of the Solomon Islands.

Aliases (1)

Álvaro de Mendaña ×2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish explorer → explorer → human → navigator →
allegiance	Spanish Empire →
causeOfDeath	illness →
centuryOfActivity	16th century →
commandedFrom	Peru →
continentOfBirth	Europe →
countryOfCitizenship	Spain →
dateOfBirth	1540 →
dateOfDeath	1595 →
deathDuring	Pacific expedition →
discovered	Solomon Islands →
employer	Spanish Crown →
era	Age of Discovery → Spanish Golden Age →
ethnicGroup	Spaniards →
explored	Marquesas Islands → Pacific Ocean → Solomon Islands →
familyName	Mendaña →
givenName	Álvaro →
governedTerritory	Santa Cruz colony →
historicalRegionAssociated	Viceroyalty of Peru →
languageSpoken	Spanish →
ledExpedition	1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition → 1595 Marquesas and Santa Cruz expedition →
mapped	parts of the southwest Pacific →
militaryBranch	Spanish Navy →
name	Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira →
nativeLanguage	Spanish →
notableFor	European discovery of the Solomon Islands → leading early Spanish voyages in the Pacific Ocean →
occupation	explorer → navigator →
placeOfBirth	Congosto → Kingdom of León →
placeOfDeath	Pacific Ocean → Santa Cruz Islands →
positionHeld	Adelantado of the Solomon Islands →
relative	Lope García de Castro →
religion	Catholicism →
shipUsed	Los Reyes → Todos los Santos →
sought	Terra Australis →
spouse	Isabel Barreto →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Guadalcanal → Santa Isabel Island →	discoveredByEuropeans
Congosto →	birthplaceOf
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition ("Álvaro de Mendaña") →	commander
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition ("Álvaro de Mendaña") →	leader
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira →	name