Bartolomé García de Nodal

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Bartolomé García de Nodal (* 1574 in Pontevedra ; † 1622 ) was a Spanish explorer .

Together with his brother Gonzalo García de Nodal (* 1569 , † 1622 ) he was in Spanish service.

The journey took them with the ship Vijia and others far south of Cape Horn . On February 12, 1619, they discovered the Diego Ramírez Islands . They named the islands after their geographer Diego Ramírez de Arellano .