Yñigo Ortiz de Retez
SPANISH EXPLORER
Ynigo Ortiz de Retez; Inigo Ortiz de Retez; Ortiz de Retez; Ignatius Ortez de Rotha; Íñigo Ortiz de Retez; Ortiz de Retes
Yñigo Ortiz de Retez (fl. 1545) was a 16th-century Spanish maritime explorer of Basque origin, who navigated the northern coastline of the Pacific–Melanesian island of New Guinea, and is credited with bestowing the island's name ("Nueva Guinea").