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[[File:Base Gabo de Pogiano.jpeg|thumb|right|Base Gabo de Pogiano]] | [[File:Base Gabo de Pogiano.jpeg|thumb|right|Base Gabo de Pogiano]] | ||
Gabo de Pogiano (1577 – c. | Gabo de Pogiano (1577 – c. 1640) was a Pelaxian explorer and navigator. A native of Rio Azul, it has been argued that he was an early explorer of Australis. | ||
In March 1603, Pogiano was at the head of an expedition that weighed anchor from Albalitor. Under his control were three ships: the galleon Jesús María, of 600 tons and 30 cannons, Nuestra Señora de la Visitación and Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. The expedition was entrusted by the King Alfonso II, Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas, to suppress the incursions of Caphirians privateers in the seas to the south of Loa Republic. | In March 1603, Pogiano was at the head of an expedition that weighed anchor from Albalitor. Under his control were three ships: the galleon Jesús María, of 600 tons and 30 cannons, Nuestra Señora de la Visitación and Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes. The expedition was entrusted by the King Alfonso II, Luis de Velasco, marqués de Salinas, to suppress the incursions of Caphirians privateers in the seas to the south of Loa Republic. | ||