Pedro de unamuno biography
Pedro de unamuno biography
Pedro de unamuno biography in spanish!
Pedro de Unamuno
Spanish soldier and explorer
Pedro de Unamuno was a Spanish soldier and sailor who was active in New Spain and Spanish East Indies, particularly the Philippines, in the second half of the 16th century.
He is known for commanding the galleonNuestra Señora de la Esperanza, that in the year 1587 undertook the second trans-Pacific crossing from the Asian mainland to the Americas in history, the first being the one achieved by his contemporary Francisco Gali in 1584.
Trans-Pacific journey
The voyage started in Macau on July 12, 1587 and reached the Californian shore on October 18, at 35.5 degrees North latitude, where they went on shore in a bay with sandy beaches (potentially Monterey Bay[1] or Morro Bay) and made contact with some indigenous Californians.
They then sailed progressively southwards along the Western American coast to Acapulco, reaching the area on November 22 of same year.
The main goals of the journey were to find the purported