Juan Fernández, a Spanish explorer and navigator,…
November 1574 CE
Juan Fernández, a Spanish explorer and navigator, had in 1563 sailed from Callao, Peru, to Valparaíso, Chile, in thirty days, a remarkable feat that had gained him the title of brujo, or wizard.
Sailing between Peru and Valparaíso and deviating from his planned course, Captain Fernández discovers the islands named for him, about six hundred and sixty-seven kilometers west of Valparaíso, Chile, on November 22, 1574; ...