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He was an interpreter on Christopher Columbus' First Voyage in search of the Indies in 1492. He was a Jew who could no longer work in Murcia due to the Expulsion of the Jews. He had to convert to Catholicism in order to with Columbus. He spoke Spanish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Caldean.
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Where was Luis Vaez de Torres from?
Luis Vaez De Torres is Spanish.
When did Luis Vaez de Torres die?
Luis Vaes de Torres died in 1607
Where was Luis vaez de Torres going and why?
he was trying to go to the great south land (australia)
Who discovered the Torres Strait islands?
Captain Luis Vaez de Torres discovered the Torres Strait Islands in 1606.
The ship of Luis Vaez de Torres?
the proprieter
Did Luis Vaez De Torres get married?
it is unknown
When did Luis Vaez de Torres get to Australia?
1508
What date was Luis Vaez de Torres birth?
Luis Vaez de Torres' birth date is not definitively known, but he is thought to have been born around the 1560s.
When did Luis vaez de Torres sail to Australia?
never
What is the name of Luis vaez de Torres ship?
San Pedro
What was Luis vaez de Torres reason for his voyage to Australia?
BNSUILHGARZ
What famous explorer had the surname 'de Torres'?
It was Luis de Torres (full name Luis Váez de Torres) from Portugal, Spain, Galicia or Holland who discovered the western coast of Australia. Saavedra's Isle, more commonly known as Papua New Guinea (the small country on top of the Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia) was also discovered by this explorer who lived in the late 1600s. The body of water between northern Australia (Cape York Peninsula, as mentioned before) and Saavedra's Isle was founded by Torres, which is why this water mass is called the Torres Strait and the inhabitants of the island near the strait called Torres Strait Islanders, being the people of the Torres Strait Island. His expedition was worth it - because now (but he probably doesn't know this) 3 things are named after him - a strait, an island and the inhabitants of that island.Also see Luis Vaz/Váez de Torres on Wikipedia the free encyclopedia. This website is the second match if you type Luis Váez de Torres (or Luis Vaez de Torres) into the Google/iGoogle search engine, and the first match if you type Luis Váz de Torres (or Luis Vaz de Torres) into the same search engine. If you type his name without the middle name into the same search engine, the website will come up as the third match.
