Yñigo Ortiz de Retez
16th-century Spanish explorer and nobleman / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yñigo, Íñigo, or Inigo 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 its current name (Latin: Nova Guinea; Spanish: Nueva Guinea).