Francisco Gali

Francisco Gali (Seville, 1539 - Manila, 1586) was a Spanish sailor and cartographer, active in the second half of the 16th century across the Pacific Ocean and in New Spain and Spanish East Indies, particularly Philippines. He is best known for his three trans-Pacific crossings: Acapulco to Manila in 1583, Macau to Acapulco in 1584 and again Acapulco to Manila in 1585, all by order of the Spanish viceroy of New Spain, Pedro Moya de Contreras. His 1584 journey was the first trans-Pacific crossing from the Asian mainland to America in history.

For reasons unknown, Gali's report on the Macau-Acapulco journey fell into the hands of Jan Huygen van Linschoten who included that information in his Itinerario (1596).

See also

• Pedro de Unamuno
• João da Gama

Sources

• Inglis, Robin (2008). Historical Dictionary of the Discovery and Exploration of the Northwest Coast of America ISBN 978-0-8108-5551-9
• Spate, Oskar Hermann Khristian (2004), The Spanish Lake, Australian National University, ISBN 1-920942-16-5.
• Morato-Moreno, Manuel (2017). The Map of Tlacotalpa by Francisco Gali, 1580: An Early Example of a Local Coastal Chart in Spanish America [1]

External links

• Itinerario, voyage ofte schipvaert, naer Oost ofte Portugaels Indien inhoudende een corte beschryvin [2]