Captain Luis Vaez de Torres discovered the Torres Strait Islands in 1606.
Luis Vaes de Torres died in 1607
Luis Vaez de Torres is noted for the first recorded navigation of the strait which separates the continent of Australia from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name (Torres Strait).
Probably Australia but he was unaware of it. He is mainly remembered today for the Strait that bears his name between Australia and New Guinea.
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Luis Vaez De Torres is Spanish.
Captain Luis Vaez de Torres discovered the Torres Strait Islands in 1606.
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Luis Vaez de Torres' birth date is not definitively known, but he is thought to have been born around the 1560s.
Luis Vaes de Torres died in 1607
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he was trying to go to the great south land (australia)
Luis Vaez de Torres was a Spanish navigator and explorer who is believed to have been born in Spain. He is known for his exploration of the Pacific Ocean and for the discovery of the strait that bears his name, the Torres Strait, which lies between Australia and New Guinea.