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| explorers of antarctica | |
| 1577 births | |
| 1620 deaths | |
| spanish explorers and conquistadores | |
| palencia province | |
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ANTARCTICA In March , of 600 tons and 30 cannons, Our Lady Of The Visitación and Our Lady Of The Mercedes . The expedition was entrusted by Virrey of Peru , Don Luis De Velasco And Castile , to repress 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 S rounding Cabo De Hornos in severe weather. BASE The Spanish Antarctica base named "Gabriel de Castilla" is on the island Deception , Shetland Islands . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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