Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Andrés de Urdaneta across 3 places, from 1508 to 1568.
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Andrés de Urdaneta, OSA (1508 – June 3, 1568) was a Basque maritime explorer for the Spanish Empire who later became an Augustinian friar.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Andrés de Urdaneta was documented, and when
1508year
Ordiziaattested“Andrés de Urdaneta was born in 1508, near Ordizia, a Basque town then known as Villafranca, in the Crown of Castile.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
1508year
Crown of Castileattested“Andrés de Urdaneta was born in 1508, near Ordizia, a Basque town then known as Villafranca, in the Crown of Castile.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
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1522year
Maluku Islandsmentioned“Almost as soon as Elcano returned from his historic voyage in 1522, a second expedition was commissioned by Emperor Charles V to return to the Spice Islands and secure a Spanish foothold in the lucrative spice trade.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
October 1526month
Maluku Islandsmentioned“By the time the one remaining ship, Santa Maria de la Victoria, reached the Spice Islands in October 1526, only 105 of the original 450 crewmen remained.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
15 February 1535exact date
Maluku Islandsmentioned“On February 15, 1535, Urdaneta left the Spice Islands on a Chinese junk bound for Java.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
26 June 1536exact date
Lisbonmentioned“On June 26, 1536, Urdaneta reached Lisbon where all his maps and journals were confiscated by the Portuguese authorities.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
1543year
Michoacánmentioned“In 1543 he was appointed corregidor (commissioner) of a district in Michoacán.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
1543year
Californiamentioned“In 1543, when the survivors of the Cabrillo expedition returned from California, Urdaneta interviewed them about the journey and wrote what became the only surviving manuscript account of the voyage.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
1558year
Mexicomentioned“In 1558, Viceroy Luís de Velasco wrote to Philip II and suggested that an expedition should be sent from Mexico to "the Islands of the West" (the Philippines).”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
21 November 1564exact date
Barra de Navidadmentioned“The ships set sail from La Navidad, Mexico, on November 21, 1564 with 150 seamen and 200 soldiers.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
23 January 1565exact date
Philippinesmentioned“When they anchored off Guam on January 23, 1565, the pilots were convinced they had reached the Philippines.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
23 January 1565exact date
Guammentioned“When they anchored off Guam on January 23, 1565, the pilots were convinced they had reached the Philippines.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
3 February 1565exact date
Samarmentioned“The fleet left Guam on 3 February 1565 and reached the Philippines at Samar on 13 February.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
1 June 1565exact date
Cebumentioned“Per Urdaneta's recommendation, they left Cebu on 1 June 1565, an ideal time to catch the south-west monsoon winds but avoid the typhoons that occurred later in the season.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
8 October 1565exact date
Acapulcomentioned“From there, they followed the coast and reached Acapulco on 8 October 1565, completing a voyage of four months and eight days.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
April 1566month
Spainmentioned“Urdaneta stopped at Havana and gave an account of his voyage to Pedro Menéndez de Avilés before reaching Spain in April 1566.”source: Wikipedia: Andrés de Urdaneta
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