The Spanish explorers led by Álvaro de…

1568 CE

The Spanish explorers led by Álvaro de Mendaña, after crossing the Pacific, discover a group of nearly one thousand islands east of Papua New Guinea.

Finding alluvial gold on Guadalcanal, the largest of these, Mendaña believes he has found the source of King Solomon's gold for the Temple in Jerusalem, and consequently names the islands "The Islands of Solomon".

Locations
Honiara Guadalcanal Solomon Islands View →

People
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira View →

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Solomon Islands View → Ellice Islands/Tuvalu View → Peru, Viceroyalty of View → Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of View →

Topics
Exploration of Oceania, European View →

Commodities
Strategic metals View →

Subjects
Exploration View →

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