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Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

1565 - 1614

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Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for leading several Spanish voyages of discovery in the Pacific Ocean, in particular the 1595–1596 voyage of Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira, and for the 1605–1606 expedition that crossed the Pacific in search of Terra Australis. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is the 103rd most popular explorer (up from 118th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Portugal (up from 109th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is most famous for his work in the field of international law. He was a Portuguese diplomat and lawyer who served as Portugal's minister to France, the United States, and Brazil.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 103 out of 498. Before him are Charles Marie de La Condamine, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Davy Crockett, Robert FitzRoy, James Clark Ross, and Bjarni Herjólfsson. After him are Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Frederick de Houtman, Bartholomew Columbus, João Gonçalves Zarco, and Heinrich Barth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 3. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres, and Christina of Lorraine. After him are 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, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 6. Before him are El Greco, Elizabeth Báthory, Lavinia Fontana, Camillus de Lellis, and Luís Vaz de Torres. After him are 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 Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 91 out of 633. Before him are António de Spínola (1910), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), and Barbara of Portugal (1711). After him are Teófilo Braga (1843), Óscar Carmona (1869), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), António Lobo Antunes (1942), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186), and Gracia Mendes Nasi (1510).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 11. Before him are Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), Diogo Cão (1440), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), Diego Columbus (1479), and Tristão da Cunha (1460). After him are João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), Pedro Mascarenhas (1484), Gil Eanes (null), and Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499).

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