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Luís Vaz de Torres

1565 - 1614

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Luís Vaz de Torres (Galician and Portuguese), or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling (born c. 1565; fl. 1607), was a 16th- and 17th-century maritime explorer and captain of a Spanish expedition noted for the first recorded European navigation of the strait that separates the Australian mainland from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Luís Vaz de Torres is the 70th most popular explorer (up from 166th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Australia (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 70 out of 498. Before him are John Ross, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Ferdinand von Wrangel, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, William Dampier, and Richard E. Byrd. After him are Alonso de Ojeda, Jules Dumont d'Urville, Pêro da Covilhã, Willem Schouten, John Smith, and Diogo Dias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 1. After him are Christina of Lorraine, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Mori Ranmaru, Marie de Gournay, Cornelis de Houtman, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Reza Abbasi, Hendrick de Keyser, Edward Fortunatus, Francesc Ribalta, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1614, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 5. Before him are El Greco, Elizabeth Báthory, Lavinia Fontana, and Camillus de Lellis. After him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Mavro Orbini, Marina Mniszech, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Isaac Casaubon, and Man Singh I.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 25 out of 1,143. Before him are Scott Morrison (1968), Alexander Prokhorov (1916), John Eccles (1903), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Margaret Court (1942), and Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark (1972). After him are Heath Ledger (1979), Evonne Goolagong Cawley (1951), Robin Warren (1937), Elton Mayo (1880), Mara (null), and Hugh Jackman (1968).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 1. After him are Hubert Wilkins (1888), Hamilton Hume (1797), John Forrest (1847), and Tim Flannery (1956).

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