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Discovery of Marquesas Islands

Name: Discovery of Marquesas Islands – Spain factsheet records
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Spain · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1595Date range

1Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1595

Alvaro de Mendana de Neira1595

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers the Marquesas Islands

Names involved

Alvaro de Mendana de Neira

Provenance

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