Historedia
Person

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1606

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós discovers Vanuatu

    1606

    Role: Portuguese navigator in Spanish service

    1. May 1606 · Vanuatu archipelagoClaiming Territory for Spain

      Queirós claimed the archipelago for Spain, naming it La Austrialia del Espíritu Santo as part of the Spanish East Indies.

Sources

  1. Pedro Fernandes de Queirós Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-06
  2. Vanuatu Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-07