1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition

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The 1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition was a Spanish Pacific voyage of exploration that resulted in the first recorded European discovery of the Solomon Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific exploration voyage
Spanish maritime expedition
voyage of exploration
associatedWith Spanish exploration of Oceania
history of the Solomon Islands
captain Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
chronologyPosition one of the earliest European voyages into the central South Pacific
commander Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
country Spanish Empire
departureCountry Peru
destination Solomon Islands
discovererOf Solomon Islands
endTime 1569
era Spanish colonization of the Americas
explored Guadalcanal
Isabel Island
Malaita
Los Negros Island
surface form: San Cristóbal Island
flagUsed Spain
languageUsed Spanish
leader Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
surface form: Álvaro de Mendaña
location Pacific Ocean
namedAfter King Solomon
notableFor early Spanish navigation in the South Pacific
first detailed European accounts of the Solomon Islands
organizedFrom Viceroyalty of Peru
partOf Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
patron Viceroyalty of Peru
portOfDeparture Callao
purpose expansion of Spanish influence in the Pacific
exploration of the South Pacific
search for Terra Australis
religionOfCrew Roman Catholicism
result first recorded European discovery of the Solomon Islands
shipTypeUsed brigantine
galleon
sponsor Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
startTime 1567
timePeriod 16th century

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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ledExpedition 1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition
Los Reyes partOf 1567–1569 Solomon Islands expedition
this entity surface form: Spanish Pacific exploration fleet of Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira