Apostolos Valerianos
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Apostolos Valerianos, better known as Juan de Fuca, was a Greek maritime pilot in Spanish service famed for reports of the strait now bearing his name between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Απόστολος Βαλεριάνος | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
maritime pilot ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Spain ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ioannis Phokas
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeast Pacific Ocean
Pacific Northwest ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ |
| centuryOfBirth | 16th century ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 17th century ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Republic of Venice ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Greece ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1536 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1602 ⓘ |
| employer |
Spain
ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| explorationSubject | hypothetical Northwest Passage ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Juan de Fuca Plate
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Ridge ⓘ Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| languageSpoken |
Greek
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| maritimeRegionExplored |
Juan de Fuca Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| nameInGreek |
Apostolos Valerianos
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Απόστολος Βαλεριάνος
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| nameInSpanish | Juan de Fuca ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | Michael Lok ⓘ |
| notableFor | reports of the Strait of Juan de Fuca ⓘ |
| notableWork | exploration of the strait between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
maritime pilot ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cephalonia
NERFINISHED
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Kefalonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Spanish maritime service ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Απόστολος Βαλεριάνος