# Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino

> Manuel Quimper Benítez del Pino was a Spanish Peruvian explorer, cartographer, naval officer, and colonial official. He participated in charting the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Hawaiian Islands in the late 18th century. He was later appointed a colonial governor in his native Peru at the beginning of the fight for independence there. He retired to Spain, but was able to return to Peru where he served as a naval officer in the new republic and pursued a literary career, publishing over 20 books about his experiences before his death there in Lima.

*Spanish Peruvian explorer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1757
- **Died:** 1844-04-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Manuel Quimper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Quimper)
- [مانويل كويمبر](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%B1)
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- [Manuel Quimper](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Quimper)
- [Manuel Quimper](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Quimper)
- [Manuel Quimper](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Quimper)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q548355)

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