Andrés Deurdaneta

Explorer

Birthday November 30, 1498

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Spain

DEATH DATE Jun 3, 1568 (69)

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About

Augustinian friar and explorer who journeyed across the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Acapulco, a way which was eventually named Urdaneta's Route.

Before Fame

He spent the years of 1526 to 1534 in the Spice Islands.

Trivia

He wrote an account of his voyages, one of which is kept in the archives of the Council of the Indies.

Family Life

He was an orphan in his earlier years.

Associated With

He and film actor Antonio Banderas were both born in Spain.