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Encyclopedia > Alonso de Salazar

Alonso de Salazar was the first European (Spanish) explorer to "discover" the Marshall Islands on August 21, 1526. De Salazar was in command of Santa Maria de la Victoria but is not known to have landed. He is believed to have sighted the Bokak Atoll. His vessel was the last surviving ship from Frey Garcia Jofre de Loaysa's expedition attempting to expand on Ferdinand Magellan's previous global circumnavigation. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Bokak Atoll - NASA NLT Landsat 7 (Visible Color) Satellite Image Bokak Atoll (also known as Taongi Atoll) is an uninhabited 3. ... Ferdinand Magellan (Spring 1480 – April 27, 1521; Portuguese: Fernão de Magalhães; Spanish: Hernándo de Magallanes) was a Portuguese sea explorer who sailed for Spain. ... A cream coloured globe This article is on a planet model. ... To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth, is to travel all the way around it by boat or ship. ...


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