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Juan Bautista Pastene (
Genua,
1507 –
Santiago, Chile,
1580) was a
Genoese maritime explorer who while in the service of the
Spanish crown, explored the coasts of
Panama,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Peru and
Chile as far south as to the archipelago of
Chiloé.
Juan Bautista Pastene's parents were Thomas and Esmeralda Solimana Pastene. He married Geneva Seixas, with whom he'd three children. He arrived in
Honduras in 1526, traveling in his own ship. He then came to
Peru in 1536 to serve
Francisco Pizarro. In 1544, and was pilot and Master of the ship
Conception.
He participated actively in many maritime explorations, which earned him be appointed by the Audiencia of
Panama as a
piloto mayor of the
Mar del Sur (the Spanish name for the
Pacific Ocean at the time).
King
Charles V ordered the exploration of southern
Chile. This task was given by the
Viceroy of Peru to Pastene, in 1543, for which he was awarded the title of
general de la Mar del Sur.
In 1544
Pedro de Valdivia entrusted exploring the coasts of the south to Pastene, ordering him to reach the
Strait of Magellan. Although he didn't reach this goal, he explored much of the coast. He was the first to arrive at
Conception Bay, in the ship "San Pedro", and took possession of it.
In 1545 Pastene went to Peru in search of aid for the new settlements in Chile, returning in 1547. He made other voyages in support of the struggling colony.
In 1550, Pastene supported Valdivia's campaign into
Mapuche territory in what is now the
Biobío Region linking up with the
conquistadors land expedition at
Penco with his two ships on February 23, 1550. There he was present in the foundation of
Concepción. He took one ship to acquire provisions at an offshore Island where seven of his crew were killed by the islanders.
During the Government of
García Hurtado de Mendoza, Juan Bautista Pastene made a naval reconnaissance down the coast to
Chiloé. He also held the position of
regidor of the city of
Santiago, Chile in 1548, 1551, 1553, 1557 and 1568, and was mayor in 1564. He was also the first Governor of
Valparaíso.
He died in 1580 in Santiago.
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