Juan Bautista Pastene

Juan Bautista Pastene
Idealized illustration of Pastene from Alonso de Ovalle's "Histórica relación del Reyno de Chile".
Born1507
Died1580
Map showing the September 1544 expedition led by Pastene.

Giovanni Battista Pastene (1507–1580) was a Genoese maritime explorer who, while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile as far south as the archipelago of Chiloé.