Juan Manuel de Ayala

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Juan Manuel de Ayala was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer credited with one of the first European chartings of San Francisco Bay.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish naval officer
explorer
person
centuryActive 18th century
countryServed Spain
era Age of Enlightenment
European exploration of the Americas
ethnicGroup Spaniards
explored San Francisco Bay
fieldOfWork cartography
nautical exploration
gender male
hasActivity maritime exploration
hasNotableWork early nautical chart of San Francisco Bay
knownFor one of the first European chartings of San Francisco Bay
language Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Navy
militaryRank officer
nationality Spanish
notableAchievement producing an early chart of San Francisco Bay
notableFor early European navigation of the California coast
occupation explorer
naval officer
placeOfActivity Pacific coast of North America
typeOfExplorer maritime explorer

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Alcatraz Island
discoveredByEuropeans
Alcatraz Island
namedBy

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