Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

Spanish explorer

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1542

Place of Birth: Congosto, Castile and León, Spain

Date of Death: 18-Oct-1595

Profession: sailor, navigator, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Libra

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.