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133: 204:, reached the northern coast of New Guinea, which was coasted till the end of August when, having got to the 5° S. latitude, contrary winds and currents forced a return to Tidore where he arrived on 5 October, 1545. Many islands were encountered and first charted, along the northern coast of New Guinea, and in the 307:
La Cuestión de las Carolinas. Discursos pronunciados en la Sociedad Geográfica de Madrid por su presidente Don Francisco Coello con un mapa, notas y apuntes bibliográficos sobre los antiguos descubrimientos de los españoles en los archipielagos de la Micronesia y sus
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Ortiz de Retes was later imprisoned by the Portuguese in the Moluccas along with the remaining members of Villalobos's expedition. According to Escalante, he was one of the 117 who were later repatriated by the Portuguese in 1548.
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Relación del viaje que hizo desde Nueva España a las Islas de Poniente, despues Filipinas, Ruy López de Villalobos, de orden del Virrey de Nueva España, Don Antonio de Mendoza / García de Escalante Alvarado
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The main source for Retes's voyage is that of Garcia de Escalante Alvarado, who was part of the Villalobos expedition, and who, after his return to Spain, wrote a chronicle that he sent to
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in 1543 to return to Mexico along a northern route, López de Villalobos commissioned Ortiz de Retes for the same mission but going south. On 16 May, 1545, Ortiz de Retes, in command of the
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Colección de documentos inéditos relativos al descubrimiento, conquesta y organización de las antiguas posesiones españolas en América y Oceania
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owing to the supposed resemblance of the local inhabitants to the peoples of the
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González Ochoa, José María (2006). "El marino alavés Iñigo Ortiz de Retes".
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Yñigo Ortiz de Retes was born in Retes de Llanteno (
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origin, who navigated the northern coastline of the
322: 383: 344:Brand, Donald D. (1967). Friis, Herman R. (ed.). 169:in February 1543, Ortiz de Retes was promoted to 59:and is credited with bestowing its current name ( 424: 192:, an island which was Spain's stronghold in the 100:expedition of 1538 to take the governorship of 310:. Madrid: Imprenta Fontanet. pp. 119–122. 285: 398: 236: 224:, to some of which Spanish names were given. 183: 288:Revista de Estudios Marítimos del País Vasco 242: 92:, Spain) in a non-titled nobility family ( 16:16th-century Spanish explorer and nobleman 131: 123: 119: 406:. Santander: Universidad de Cantabria. 358: 425: 304: 227:On 20 June, 1545, at the mouth of the 343: 320: 363:. The Scarecrow Press. p. 215. 337: 329:. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp.  325:The discovery of the Pacific Islands 279: 392: 13: 178:After the unsuccessful attempt of 14: 464: 294:. Museo Naval San Sebastian: 680. 149:In 1542, he was appointed to the 438:Spanish explorers of the Pacific 384:de Escalante Alvarado, Garcia. 443:16th-century Spanish explorers 377: 352: 314: 298: 1: 273: 83: 7: 10: 469: 305:Coello, Francisco (1885). 142: 36:1545) was a 16th-century 196:and going by way of the 433:Explorers of New Guinea 165:). Upon his arrival in 78: 321:Sharp, Andrew (1960). 243: 237: 184: 140: 129: 72: 64: 448:People from New Spain 400:Martinez Shaw, Carlos 359:Quanchi, Max (2005). 231:(that was charted as 145:Villalobos Expedition 135: 127: 120:Villalobos Expedition 180:Bernardo de la Torre 28:Iñigo Ortiz de Retes 453:Spanish East Indies 155:López de Villalobos 116:, led by Alvarado. 112:in 1541 during the 260:Antonio de Mendoza 185:San Juan de Letrán 141: 136:Map of New Guinea 130: 128:Retez's expedition 346:The Pacific Basin 159:Islas de Poniente 139: 41:maritime explorer 460: 418: 417: 396: 390: 389: 381: 375: 374: 356: 350: 349: 341: 335: 334: 328: 318: 312: 311: 302: 296: 295: 283: 246: 240: 187: 172:Maestre de Campo 137: 468: 467: 463: 462: 461: 459: 458: 457: 423: 422: 421: 414: 397: 393: 382: 378: 371: 357: 353: 342: 338: 319: 315: 303: 299: 284: 280: 276: 229:Mamberamo river 188:, left port in 147: 122: 86: 81: 17: 12: 11: 5: 466: 456: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 420: 419: 412: 391: 376: 369: 351: 336: 313: 297: 277: 275: 272: 198:Talaud Islands 194:Maluku Islands 143:Main article: 121: 118: 85: 82: 80: 77: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 465: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 430: 428: 415: 413:84-8102-234-9 409: 405: 401: 395: 387: 380: 372: 366: 362: 355: 347: 340: 332: 327: 326: 317: 309: 301: 293: 289: 282: 278: 271: 267: 265: 262:, viceroy of 261: 256: 254: 250: 245: 239: 234: 230: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 195: 191: 186: 181: 176: 174: 173: 168: 164: 160: 156: 152: 146: 134: 126: 117: 115: 111: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 76: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 39: 35: 34: 29: 25: 21: 403: 394: 385: 379: 360: 354: 345: 339: 324: 316: 306: 300: 291: 287: 281: 268: 257: 238:Nueva Guinea 232: 226: 177: 170: 158: 148: 87: 73:Nueva Guinea 32: 27: 23: 19: 18: 253:West Africa 244:Nova Guinea 233:San Agustin 163:Philippines 65:Nova Guinea 427:Categories 370:0810853957 274:References 151:expedition 114:Mixtón war 110:Nochistlán 98:Alvarado's 84:Early life 57:New Guinea 55:island of 53:Melanesian 308:cercanias 264:New Spain 251:coast in 210:Le Maires 202:Schoutens 102:Guatemala 402:(1999). 206:Padaidos 200:and the 167:Mindanao 106:Honduras 94:hidalgos 222:Hermits 218:Kaniets 214:Ninigos 157:to the 69:Spanish 49:Pacific 38:Spanish 410:  367:  249:Guinea 190:Tidore 138:(1600) 45:Basque 331:30–32 90:Alava 61:Latin 26:, or 24:Íñigo 20:Yñigo 408:ISBN 365:ISBN 220:and 104:and 79:Life 241:or 153:of 75:). 43:of 33:fl. 429:: 290:. 266:. 255:. 216:, 212:, 208:, 175:. 71:: 67:; 63:: 22:, 416:. 373:. 333:. 292:5 161:( 51:– 30:(

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Spanish
maritime explorer
Basque
Pacific
Melanesian
New Guinea
Latin
Spanish
Alava
hidalgos
Alvarado's
Guatemala
Honduras
Nochistlán
Mixtón war


Villalobos Expedition
expedition
López de Villalobos
Philippines
Mindanao
Maestre de Campo
Bernardo de la Torre
Tidore
Maluku Islands
Talaud Islands
Schoutens
Padaidos

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