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In 1585 capitan Juan de Fuca “de la ciudad de Malaga ”, among others, was accused by the “adelantado de Castilla” of a serious –and unknown- crime. Juan protested against this case and asked for justice which he achieved/secured.
Juan de Fuca (10 June 1536, Cefalonia – 23 July 1602, Cefalonia) [1] [2] was a Greek sailor who served Philip II of Spain.
FUCA (sometimes called Apostolos Valerianos or Phokus Valerianatos), JUAN DE, Greek seaman and explorer; b. 1536 at Valeriano on the island of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands); d. there 1602. Fuca, according to a statement made by him in 1596, had served the king of Spain for 40 years as a mariner and pilot in the Americas.
De Fuca was a sea captain and explorer who made brave efforts to find a passage between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Juan De Fuca was born in 1536 to a noble family of Kefalonia, while the island was under Venetian control. His real name was Ioannis Phokas (John Fokas).
18 lut 2020 · The mariner, who was better known as Juan de Fuca, describes how he sailed from Mexico, north along the Pacific Coast in search of the Strait of Anian, later called the Northwest Passage. Juan de Fuca says that he had reached 47 degrees latitude, turned east, and sailed into the straits for many days before returning to Mexico.
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8 lut 2024 · Born in 1536 on the Greek Ionian island of Kefalonia, de Fuca was a maritime pilot who served King Philip II of Spain during his many Spanish expeditions. This is how he became known as de Fuca, which is the Spanish version of his last name.
