# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/juan-de-fuca
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:53:12.293Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/juan-de-fuca"
name: "Juan de Fuca"
slug: "juan-de-fuca"
description: "Juan de Fuca was a Greek sailor and explorer under the patronage of Philip II of Spain. He is best known for his claim to have explored the Strait of Anián—now known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca—between Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula."
tagline: "Explorer for Spain from Kefalonia, Ionian Islands"
gender: "male"
birthDate: "1536"
deathDate: "1602"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.9379209244989364
  historical:           17.40436666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  25
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "ファン・デ・フカ"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump