Ioannis Phokas
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Ioannis Phokas, better known as Juan de Fuca, was a Greek maritime pilot in the service of Spain who is historically associated with the exploration of the Pacific Northwest and the strait that now bears his name.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Greek person
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explorer → historical figure → human → maritime pilot → |
| activityPeriod |
late 16th century
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| allegedDiscovery |
Strait of Juan de Fuca
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| alsoKnownAs |
Juan de Fuca
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| areaOfActivity |
Pacific Northwest
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Pacific Ocean → coast of North America → |
| associatedWith |
early European exploration of the Pacific Northwest
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myth of the Strait of Anián → |
| centuryOfBirth |
16th century
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| centuryOfDeath |
17th century
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| commemoratedBy |
geographical names in British Columbia
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geographical names in Washington State → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Republic of Venice
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| dateOfBirth |
circa 1536
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| dateOfDeath |
circa 1602
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| employer |
Kingdom of Spain
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Spanish Empire → |
| ethnicGroup |
Greeks
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| historicity |
partly disputed
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| knownInHistoriographyAs |
Juan de Fuca
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| languageSpoken |
Greek
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Spanish → |
| maritimeRole |
pilot of Spanish ships in the Pacific
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| nameGivesRiseTo |
Strait of Juan de Fuca
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| narrativeSource |
account recorded by Michael Lok
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| nationalityInService |
Spanish
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| notableFor |
exploration of the Pacific Northwest coast of North America
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historical association with the Strait of Juan de Fuca → voyages in search of the Strait of Anián → |
| occupation |
explorer
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maritime pilot → navigator → |
| placeOfBirth |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
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Ionian Islands NERFINISHED → Republic of Venice → |
| regionNamedAfter |
Juan de Fuca Plate
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| religion |
Christianity
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Eastern Orthodoxy → |
| reportedTo |
Michael Lok
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| servedUnder |
Philip II of Spain
NERFINISHED
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| voyagePurpose |
search for a northwest passage between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Apostolos Valerianos
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Juan de Fuca → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Apostolos Ioannis Fokas
("Απόστολος Ιωάννης Φωκάς")
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hasNameInGreek |