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Juan de Fuca
Juan de Fuca (died c. 1601), born Ioannis Phokas (often reported as Apostolos Valerianos), was a Greek captain employed by Spain to sail northward from Mexico and look for a northern passage from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. In 1592 his exploration took him into the body of water now named after him, the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
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