Diego García de Moguer

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is de Moguer.

Diego García de Moguer (1484 or 1496–1544) was a Spanish explorer who also sailed for the Portuguese Crown later in life. The Diego Garcia island, the largest of the Chagos Archipelago, is named after him.

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