Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira
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Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira was a Spanish explorer who made significant discoveries in the Pacific Ocean during the 16th century. He is credited with the discovery of the Solomon Islands, the Marquesas Islands, and possibly New Guinea. His voyages were part of the early Spanish and Portuguese exploration phase in the Pacific, which began with Ferdinand Magellan's expedition in the early 1520s. MendaƱa's explorations contributed to the European mapping of the vast Pacific region.1
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Pacific IslandsThe 16th and 17th centuriesā¦Spanish explorations were made by Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira and Pedro FernĆ”ndez de QuirĆ³s. In 1567 the former set out from Peru to discover the great southern continent that was believed to exist in the South Pacific. He reached the Solomons but failed to find them again on hisā¦
Read Moreā¦Spanish explorations were made by Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira and Pedro FernĆ”ndez de QuirĆ³s. In 1567 the former set out from Peru to discover the great southern continent that was believed to exist in the South Pacific. He reached the Solomons but failed to find them again on hisā¦
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Hiva Oaā¦sighted by the Spanish navigator Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira in 1595 and had a small sandalwood trade in the 19th century. The islandās rugged terrain limits present-day agriculture to the narrow valley floors, with the exception of the Ahao Plateau, at an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 metres). Copra,ā¦
Read Moreā¦sighted by the Spanish navigator Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira in 1595 and had a small sandalwood trade in the 19th century. The islandās rugged terrain limits present-day agriculture to the narrow valley floors, with the exception of the Ahao Plateau, at an elevation of 1,000 feet (305 metres). Copra,ā¦
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Marquesas Islandsā¦1595 by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, who named them for his patron, the marquĆ©s de Mendoza, viceroy of Peru. The British naval captain James Cook visited Fatu Huku in 1774. In 1791 the American sea captain Joseph Ingraham sighted the northwestern group and named them Washingtonā¦
Read Moreā¦1595 by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, who named them for his patron, the marquĆ©s de Mendoza, viceroy of Peru. The British naval captain James Cook visited Fatu Huku in 1774. In 1791 the American sea captain Joseph Ingraham sighted the northwestern group and named them Washingtonā¦
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Guadalcanal Islandā¦Spain by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, who visited the region in 1568. The British navigator Lieut. John Shortland explored the sheltered anchorages along the northern coast in 1788. English traders followed, and the island was annexed (1893) by the British as part of the Solomon Islandsā¦
Read Moreā¦Spain by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, who visited the region in 1568. The British navigator Lieut. John Shortland explored the sheltered anchorages along the northern coast in 1788. English traders followed, and the island was annexed (1893) by the British as part of the Solomon Islandsā¦
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Solomon IslandsEuropean presence on the islandsā¦islands was the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira in 1568. Subsequently, unjustified rumors led to the belief that he had not only found gold there but had also discovered where the biblical king Solomon obtained the gold for his temple in Jerusalem. The islands thus acquired the nameā¦
Read Moreā¦islands was the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira in 1568. Subsequently, unjustified rumors led to the belief that he had not only found gold there but had also discovered where the biblical king Solomon obtained the gold for his temple in Jerusalem. The islands thus acquired the nameā¦
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TuvaluHistory of Tuvaluā¦century through the voyages of Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, but it was only from the 1820s, with visits by whalers and traders, that they were reliably placed on European charts. In 1863 labor recruiters from Peru kidnapped some 400 people, mostly from Nukulaelae and Funafuti, reducing the population ofā¦
Read Moreā¦century through the voyages of Ćlvaro de MendaƱa de Neira, but it was only from the 1820s, with visits by whalers and traders, that they were reliably placed on European charts. In 1863 labor recruiters from Peru kidnapped some 400 people, mostly from Nukulaelae and Funafuti, reducing the population ofā¦
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Wake Islandā¦(1568) by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa. Large rainwater catchments and a distillation plant for seawater have alleviated the problem. The atoll was visited by the British mariner William Wake (1796) and was charted by a U.S. expedition under Lieut. Charles Wilkes (1841). It was formally claimed by theā¦
Read Moreā¦(1568) by the Spanish explorer Ćlvaro de MendaƱa. Large rainwater catchments and a distillation plant for seawater have alleviated the problem. The atoll was visited by the British mariner William Wake (1796) and was charted by a U.S. expedition under Lieut. Charles Wilkes (1841). It was formally claimed by theā¦
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