The Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandes de Queirós set o with three ships in late 1605 to find Terra Australis, a supposed continent on the other side of the world from Europe.
When he stepped foot on land in May 1606, he believed he had found this near-mythical land and named it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo (e Southern Land of the Holy Spirit). In fact, Queirós had landed on one of the Pacific islands of Vanuatu.
When he stepped foot on land in May 1606, he believed he had found this near-mythical land and named it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo (e Southern Land of the Holy Spirit). In fact, Queirós had landed on one of the Pacific islands of Vanuatu.
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