Isabel Barreto

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Isabel Barreto was a late 16th-century Spanish navigator and colonial figure often regarded as one of the first known female admirals in history, noted for her role in Pacific exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish explorer
colonial figure
human
navigator
woman admiral
areaOfActivity Pacific Ocean
Spanish colonial Pacific exploration
countryOfCitizenship Spain
describedAs Spanish woman navigator
one of the first female admirals
ethnicGroup Spanish people
hasRole admiral
expedition leader
historicalPeriod Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
historicalRegion Spanish colonial Pacific
involvedIn Spanish Pacific exploration
colonial expansion in the Pacific
languageSpoken Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish maritime expeditions
name Isabel Barreto self-link
notableFor being one of the first known female admirals in history
leadership of a late 16th-century Spanish expedition
role in Pacific exploration
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
navigator
partOf Spanish Empire’s Pacific ventures
positionHeld Admiral of the expedition to the Solomon Islands
sexOrGender female
temporalContext late 16th century

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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira spouse Isabel Barreto
Isabel Barreto name Isabel Barreto self-link