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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira canonical 17
Álvaro de Mendaña 3
Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira 1

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 monarchy ⓘ
surface form: Spanish Crown
era Age of Exploration ⓘ
surface form: 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 self-link ⓘ
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 mayor ⓘ
surface form: Adelantado of the Solomon Islands
relative Lope García de Castro ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholicism
shipUsed Los Reyes ⓘ
Todos los Santos ⓘ
sought Terra Australis ⓘ
spouse Isabel Barreto ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Guadalcanal → discoveredByEuropeans → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira → name → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira self-link ⓘ
Santa Isabel Island → discoveredByEuropeans → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Congosto → birthplaceOf → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition → commander → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
this entity surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition → leader → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
this entity surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition → captain → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
this entity surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
Los Reyes → commander → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Los Reyes → explorationLeader → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Todos los Santos → usedBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Todos los Santos → commandedBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Todos los Santos → associatedWithPerson → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Mendaña → usedBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Mendaña → discoveredBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
subject surface form: Solomon Islands
Mendaña → hasNotableBearer → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Santa Cruz colony → foundedBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Santa Cruz colony → leader → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Santa Cruz colony → namedBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Marquesas Islands → discoveredByEuropeans → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
Wake Island → discoveredBy → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira
Santa Cruz Islands → discoveredByEuropeans → Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ⓘ