Hernando de Grijalva

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Hernando de Grijalva, who died in 1537 in the course of a crossing of the Pacific Ocean, was a Spanish navigator and explorer in the service of Hernán Cortés. He is known mainly for the discovery of the archipelago of Revillagigedo (1534) and the first crossing from Peru to New Guinea, being killed by mutineers en route.

This last voyage is known from the account of António Galvão (-1537) , who received the testimony of the surviving mariners, and of Diogo do Couto (1542-1616).