Pedro Fernández de Quirós
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Pedro Fernández de Quirós was a 16th–17th century Portuguese-born Spanish navigator and explorer best known for his Pacific voyages in search of Terra Australis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pedro Fernández de Quirós canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pedro Fernández de Quirós Context triple: [Henderson Island, discoveredBy, Pedro Fernández de Quirós]
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Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
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Cristóbal de Torres
Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.
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Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
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D.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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E.
Francisco de Eliza
Francisco de Eliza was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for leading expeditions along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pedro Fernández de Quirós Target entity description: Pedro Fernández de Quirós was a 16th–17th century Portuguese-born Spanish navigator and explorer best known for his Pacific voyages in search of Terra Australis.
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A.
Antonio de Oquendo
Antonio de Oquendo was a 17th-century Spanish admiral best known for leading the Spanish fleet in major naval conflicts against the Dutch during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
Cristóbal de Torres
Cristóbal de Torres was a 17th-century Spanish Dominican friar and archbishop of Santafé de Bogotá who played a key role in colonial New Granada’s religious and educational life.
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C.
Pedro de Mendoza
Pedro de Mendoza was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador and explorer who led the first Spanish expedition to the Río de la Plata region and established the initial settlement that became Buenos Aires.
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D.
Blas de Lezo
Blas de Lezo was an 18th-century Spanish admiral famed for his brilliant and tenacious naval defense of Cartagena de Indias against a vastly superior British fleet.
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E.
Francisco de Eliza
Francisco de Eliza was an 18th-century Spanish naval officer and explorer known for leading expeditions along the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Portuguese person
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Spanish person ⓘ cartographer ⓘ explorer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| advocated | Spanish colonization of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Luis Váez de Torres
NERFINISHED
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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believed | that La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo was part of Terra Australis ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Portugal
NERFINISHED
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Évora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Portugal
NERFINISHED
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Spain ⓘ |
| discovered | islands in the New Hebrides archipelago ⓘ |
| employer | Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
early modern period ⓘ |
| expedition |
Mendaña expedition to the Pacific in 1595
NERFINISHED
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Pacific expedition from Callao in 1605 ⓘ |
| familyName | Fernández de Quirós NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Pedro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | finding and claiming Terra Australis for Spain ⓘ |
| influenced | European geographic knowledge of the South Pacific ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pacific exploration
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discovery and naming of La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo ⓘ search for Terra Australis ⓘ voyages from Peru into the South Pacific ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Portuguese
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Spanish ⓘ |
| laterNationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spanish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| named | La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityAtBirth | Portuguese ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pacific voyages 1595–1606
NERFINISHED
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memorials advocating colonization of the South Pacific ⓘ navigation and exploration reports to the Spanish Crown ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| patron | Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| role |
chief pilot on Mendaña’s 1595 expedition
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commander of the 1605–1606 Pacific expedition ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Luis Váez de Torres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies on early Pacific exploration ⓘ |
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Subject: Pedro Fernández de Quirós Description of subject: Pedro Fernández de Quirós was a 16th–17th century Portuguese-born Spanish navigator and explorer best known for his Pacific voyages in search of Terra Australis.
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