Diogo Rodrigues (16th century) Portuguese explorer of the Indian ocean, after whom the island of Rodrigues is named. Named the islands of Réunion, Mauritius, and Rodrigues the Mascarene or Mascarenhas Islands, after his countrymen Pedro Mascarenhas. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ... Réunion is an island, as well as an overseas département (département doutre-mer, or DOM) of France, located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius. ... Map of Rodrigues Rodrigues (or Rodriguez) is one of the Mascarene Islands and a dependency of Mauritius. ... The Mascarene Islands (or Mascarenhas Archipelago) is a group of islands in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, which includes Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, and Cargados Carajos shoals. ... Pedro Mascarenhas (1470-1555) was a Portugese explorer and colonial administrator. ...