Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Spanish explorer (died 1595)

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Spanish navigator and explorer (1542–1595)

Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira 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…