Everything about Gabriel De Castilla totally explained
Gabriel de Castilla (
1577 - c.
1620), was a
Spanish explorer and navigator. A native of
Palencia, he was an early explorer of
Antarctica. His contribution to knowledge of the Antarctic continent was ignored in his lifetime and long afterwards. It was only at the end of the
18th century that his contributions were recognized.
Antarctica
In March 1603, Castilla was at the head of an expedition that weighed anchor from
Valparaiso. Under his control were three ships: the galleon
Jesús María, of 600 tons and 30 cannons,
Our Lady of the Visitación (which had belonged to
Richard Hawkins) and
Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. The expedition was entrusted by the
Viceroy of Peru,
Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas, to suppress the incursions of
Dutch privateers in the seas to the south of
Chile.
Historians conjecture that they penetrated to a latitude of (64° S) in the Southern Ocean, south of
Drake Passage . If correct, this would be the farthest south that anyone had travelled, at that time. Subsequently, several merchant vessels reported being blown south of 60° S [66.67
gS] rounding
Cabo de Hornos in severe weather.
Base
The Spanish
Antarctica base named "Gabriel de Castilla" is on the island
Deception Island (South Shetland Islands).
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