Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. He is best known for leading...

young Portuguese navigator in Spanish service, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. An argumentative old soldier, Pedro Merino Manrique was chosen as camp master....

note remarks made by crew members of the Portuguese origins of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. Torres entered the navy of the Spanish Crown at some point and...

Pedro Fernandes may refer to: Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1563–1614), Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain Pedro Fernandes Ribeiro (born 1949)...

João Fernandes Lavrador (1453–1501) (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w fɨɾˈnɐ̃dɨʒ lɐvɾɐˈðoɾ]) was a Portuguese explorer of the late 15th century. He was...

Queiros (or Queirós) is a Portuguese surname. It may refer to: Alberto Queiros (born 1978), French footballer Antônio de Queirós Teles, Baron of Jundiaí...

in 1606 from a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. The islands were named by Captain James Cook in 1774 and subsequently...

was discovered by a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese sailor Pedro Fernandes de Queirós on 26 January 1606, during an expedition that began in Callao...

arrived on 22 April 1606 as part of the Spanish expedition of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós. Covering an area of 5 square kilometres (1.9 square miles), the...

commander Pedro Fernandes de Queirós thus decided to abandon the settlement and they sailed north to the Spanish territory of the Philippines. Queirós later...