which europeans were the first to come to the place?
Portuguese and Spanish sailors
New Guinea
The first European contact with New Guinea was by Portuguese and Spanish sailors in the 16th century. In 1526–27, P
who fought battle of kaiapit? Between Australian and Japanese forces who won the battle? Australia were any war crimes committed? Yes, three natives were found at Kaiapit who had been tied with rope to the uprights of a native hut and had then been bayoneted when did the battle take place? 1943 can you name some of the people who fought this battle? Australian army was under the command of Captain Gordon King where was the battle fought? New Guinea does the place have any other names? Yes, Papua
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New Guinea [SEP] European contact
The first European contact with New Guinea was by Portuguese and Spanish sailors in the 16th century. In 1526–27, Portuguese explorer Jorge de Meneses saw the western tip of New Guinea and named it "ilhas dos Papuas". In 1528, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Saavedra also recorded its sighting when trying to return from Tidore to New Spain. In 1545, Spaniard Íñigo Ortíz de Retes sailed along the north coast of New Guinea as far as the Mamberamo River, near which he landed on 20 June, naming the island 'Nueva Guinea'. The first map showing the whole island (as an island) was published in 1600 and shows it as 'Nova Guinea'.