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Oct 01, 1542 Congosto, Castile and León, Spain Died on 18 Oct 1595 (aged 53)
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About Álvaro De Mendaña De Neira
- Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira (or Neyra) (October 1, 1542 – October 18, 1595) was a Spanish navigator.
- Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region (León), he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru.
- He is best known for the two voyages of discovery he led into the Pacific in 1567 and 1595 in search of Terra Australis.
