Francisco Gali
Francisco Gali was a Spanish sailor and cartographer, active in the second half of the 16th century across the Pacific Ocean and in New Spain and Spanish East Indies, particularly Philippines. He is best known for his three trans-Pacific crossings: Acapulco to Manila in 1583, Macau to Acapulco in 1584 and again Acapulco to Manila in 1585, all by order of the Spanish viceroy of New Spain, Pedro Moya de Contreras. His 1584 journey was the first trans-Pacific crossing from the Asian mainland to America in history.
For reasons unknown, Gali's report on the Macau-Acapulco journey fell into the hands of Jan Huygen van Linschoten who included that information in his Itinerario.
