Sighting of Tauere Atoll
- When
- October 28, 1772
- Where
- Tauere Atoll, central Tuamotu Archipelago
Sailing from Callao toward Tahiti aboard the Aguila, Domingo de Bonechea sighted Tauere Atoll on October 28, 1772, during his exploratory expedition.
De Bonechea departed Callao on September 26, 1772, on an exploratory expedition intended to establish a colony on Tahiti. On October 28, 1772, he sighted Tauere Atoll — also known as Taouere or Te Putua, a small atoll of the central Tuamotu Archipelago located 85 kilometres northwest of Hao Atoll's westernmost point — from the ship Aguila. The Tauere passage spells his surname 'de Boenechea', a variant of Bonechea.
Sources
- Tauere Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-16
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