In the history of exploration, Alessandro Malaspina of Mulazzo is one of the names that keeps returning.
The record lists Alessandro Malaspina of Mulazzo as Spanish explorer (1754–1810).
Alessandro Malaspina of Mulazzo was born at Mulazzo in 1754. His recorded nationality is Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Enlightenment expeditions carried naturalists and instruments; the Pacific was charted with chronometers and the intention of measuring, not merely claiming.
He is recorded as explorer, military officer and seafarer.
Distance was the hardest problem of the pre-modern world, and it was solved by people willing to risk it.
Alessandro Malaspina of Mulazzo died in 1810, aged 56. The routes and charts outlived the journey, which is how exploration is actually measured.
Achievements
- Recorded as explorer, military officer and seafarer
