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Yñigo Ortiz de Retez

Spanish maritime explorer

b. 1510 CE – d. 1580 CE World The Far East

Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl.

1545) is a sixteenth-century Spanish maritime explorer, who navigates the northern coastline of the Pacific - Melanesian island of New Guinea, and is credited with bestowing the island's name ("Nueva Guinea").

Moran, J. (2017). Yñigo Ortiz de Retez. History Atlas. Retrieved 7 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/ynigo-ortiz-de-retez/

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