Juan Bautista Pastene | |
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![]() Idealized illustration of Pastene from Alonso de Ovalle's "Histórica relación del Reyno de Chile". | |
Born | 1507 |
Died | 1580 |
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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.