Diogo da Rocha

Diogo da Rocha was a captain who sailed for the Portuguese in 1525. He is credited as being the first to encounter the islands "to the Eastwards of Mindanao, and the islands of St. Lazarus".[1]

References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=HP4nAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA146&dq=Diogo+da+Rocha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=pgKsUsq-M8iWyAH9koHQBg&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Diogo%20da%20Rocha&f=false
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