Naming
Australia
Incorporated
Naming Australia Incorporated
A celebration of Spanish
contribution to the history
and naming of Australia
14 May 2006 was the 400th anniversary of the occasion when Captain Pedro Fernandez de Quiros, having discovered what he believed to be the great south land, claimed it for Spain and named it "Austrialia del Espiritu Santo".
Naming Australia Incorporated is a community organisation comprising representatives from the Spanish community, the Embassy of Spain in Australia, the business community and the ACT government who are working together to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Spanish contribution to the history and naming of Australia.
Click here to down-load a brochure on Quiros & Torres
Click here to go to introduction and time line
Archiving the web
This website has been selected for inclusion in the
National Library of Australia’s
PANDORA
Archive:
Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia.
Joint Patrons:
His Excellency Mr Carlos SÁNCHEZ DE BOADO Y DE LA VÁLGOMA
Ambassador
Embassy of Spain
15 Arkana Street
Yarralumla ACT 2600
Mr Mark Dreyfus QC, MP
Chairman
Australia-Spain Parliamentary Group
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Click here for Introduction
Click here for Program
Click here for Board
Click here for Contacts
Naming Australia Incorporated
42 Roebuck Street
Red Hill ACT 2603
Canberra. Australia