# Luís Vaz de Torres

> Luís Vaz de Torres, or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling, was a 16th- and 17th-century maritime explorer and captain of a Spanish expedition noted for the first recorded European navigation of the strait that separates the Australian mainland from the island of New Guinea, and which now bears his name.

*Spanish explorer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/luis-vaz-de-torres

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1565
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 51.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.1 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 20.6 / 100
- **Now attention:** 3.9 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Luís Vaz de Torres](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Vaz_de_Torres)
- [Люіс Ваес дэ Торэс](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%8E%D1%96%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%81_%D0%B4%D1%8D_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81)
- [Луіс Ваэс дэ Торэс](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%96%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%8D%D1%81_%D0%B4%D1%8D_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8D%D1%81)
- [Луис Ваес де Торес](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%81_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81)
- [Luis Vaes de Torres](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_Vaes_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luís Vaez de Torres](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Vaez_de_Torres)
- [Luiz Váez de Torres](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luís Vaz de Torres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Vaz_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [لوییز تورس](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%84%D9%88%DB%8C%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3)
- [Luis Váez de Torrès](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torr%C3%A8s)
- [Luís Vaz de Torres](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Vaz_de_Torres)
- [לואיס ואס דה טורס](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A1_%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A1_%D7%93%D7%94_%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%A1)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luís Vaz de Torres](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lu%C3%ADs_Vaz_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [ルイス・バーエス・デ・トーレス](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%A8%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9)
- [Ludovicus Vaz de Torres](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovicus_Vaz_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Луис Ваз де Торес](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D1%83%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%92%D0%B0%D0%B7_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81)
- [Luiz Váez de Torres](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Luis Váez de Torres](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luis_V%C3%A1ez_de_Torres)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356808)

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