Jorge de Menezes

Jorge de Menezes (ca. 1498 - ?) was a Portuguese explorer who in 1526-27 landed on the northern coasts of the Bird's Head Peninsula and on the islands of Biak (Cenderawasih Bay),[1][2][3][4] and Waigeo Island (now part of Indonesia), whilst he awaited the passing of the monsoon season. He named the region Ilhas dos Papuas and is thus credited with the European discovery of Papua. He was the Portuguese Governor of Ternate which was first visited by the Portuguese in 1512.

References

  1. ↑ Kratoska, Paul H. (2001). South East Asia, Colonial History: Imperialism before 1800, Volume 1 de South East Asia, Colonial History. Taylor & Francis. p. 56.
  2. ↑ Luis Filipe F. R. Thomaz, The image of the Archipelago in Portuguese cartography of the 16th and early 17th centuries, Persee, 1995, Volume 49 pages: 79-124
  3. ↑ New Guinea - Vicente Forés López, Universitat de València Press
  4. ↑ J.H.F. SOLLEWUN GELPKE, On the Origin of the Name Papua