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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

1542 - 1595

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Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira (or Neyra) (1 October 1542 – 18 October 1595) was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595. His voyages led to the discovery of the Marquesas, Cook Islands, and Solomons among other archipelagos. Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region (León), he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira is the 83rd most popular explorer (up from 89th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Spain (up from 319th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a Spanish explorer. He is most famous for leading the first European expedition to the Solomon Islands.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 83 out of 498. Before him are Ármin Vámbéry, Juan Díaz de Solís, Xu Fu, Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Richard Francis Burton, and Stepan Makarov. After him are Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Diego Columbus, Jeanne Baret, Willem Janszoon, and Tristão da Cunha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1542, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 8. Before him are Mary, Queen of Scots, Tokugawa Ieyasu, John of the Cross, Hattori Hanzō, Mariam-uz-Zamani, and Robert Bellarmine. After him are Ruqaiya Sultan Begum, Jan Zamoyski, Isabella de' Medici, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Henriette of Cleves, and Joris Hoefnagel. Among people deceased in 1595, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 6. Before him are Murad III, Torquato Tasso, Philip Neri, John Hawkins, and Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria. After him are Archduke Ernest of Austria, Mohammad Khodabanda, António, Prior of Crato, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel, and Thoinot Arbeau.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 277 out of 3,355. Before him are Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Tito Vilanova (1968), John of Ávila (1500), Telmo Zarra (1921), Joan Laporta (1962), and Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114). After him are Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Luis de la Fuente (1961), Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (1782), Ruy López de Segura (1530), Ibn Jubayr (1145), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 13. Before him are Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Juan Díaz de Solís (1470). After him are Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), and Gonzalo Pizarro (1510).

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