Juan de Fuca

Juan de Fuca (10 June 1536, Cefalonia – 23 July 1602, Cefalonia) was a Greek sailor who served Philip II of Spain. He is best known for his claim to have explored the Strait of Anián—now known as the Strait of Juan de Fuca—between Vancouver Island (now part of British Columbia, Canada) and the Olympic Peninsula (northwestern Washington state in the United States).