Bernardo de la Torre

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Bernardo de la Torre (also: della Torres ) († 1545 (?)) Was a 16th century Spanish captain in the fleet of Ruy López de Villalobos .

Presumably from the Philippines in 1543 Villalobos sent the San Juan under de la Torres back to New Spain . Since the prevailing wind conditions were unknown, nobody knew anything about the northeast trade wind , so the attempt failed. However, parts of the northern Mariana Islands ( Micronesia ) and the Ogasawara Islands were discovered. In 1545 he returned to the fleet. 1544 was because Villalobos died and Íñigo Ortiz de Retez became his successor. When the San Juan returned, he also took over the ship. He drove south, where he discovered parts of New Guinea as far as the Ninigo Group ( Melanesia ).

literature

  • The First Discovery of Australia and New Guinea , Chapter IV: Villalobos' Expedition and Further Discoveries in Papua.
  • Bernhard Welsch: What Marcus Island discovered by Bernardo de la Torre in 1543? . In: Journal of Pacific history , Vol. 39, No. 1; 2004, pp. 109-122.
personal data
SURNAME Torre, Bernardo de la
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Torres, Bernado della
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish captain in the fleet of Ruy López de Villalobos
DATE OF BIRTH 15th century or 16th century
DATE OF DEATH around 1545