Juan de Bermúdez
Juan Bermúdez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Juan Bermúdez |
| Died | 1570 Cuba |
| Nationality | Castilian |
| Occupation | Navigator |
| Known for | Discovered Bermuda and namesake of the island |
Juan de Bermúdez (/bɜːrˈmjuːdɛz/; Spanish: [beɾˈmuðeθ]; died 1570) was a Spanish navigator of the 16th century, and the namesake for the island country Bermuda.
Early life
Juan Bermúdez was born in Palos de la Frontera, Province of Huelva, Crown of Castile.
Voyages
In 1505, while sailing back to
Legatio Babylonica, published in 1511 by Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, lists "La Bermuda" among the Atlantic islands. In 1515 he returned to Bermuda, landing a dozen pigs and sows for any unlucky mariners who might later be castaway there.[1]
Bermúdez made 11 registered trips to the New World from 1495 to 1519.[2]
References
- ^ a b Morison, Samuel (1974). The European Discovery of America: The Southern Voyages, 1492–1616. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ^ Barreiro-Meiro, Roberto (1970). Las Islas Bermudas y Juan Bermúdez. Madrid: Instituto Historico De Marina. pp. 9, 11.
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