Person
Omai
the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe
b. 1751 CE – d. 1780 CE
World The Atlantic Lands
Mai (c.1751-1780), mistakenly known as Omai in Britain, is a young Ra'iatean man who becomes the second Pacific Islander to visit Europe, after Ahu-toru who had been brought to Paris by Bougainville in 1768.
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Moran, J. (2017). Omai. History Atlas. Retrieved 23 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/omai/
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