Abel Tasman vs Diego Velázquez
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Compare the life timelines of Abel Tasman (1603–1659) and Diego Velázquez (1599–1660) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1603 to 1659.
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Abel Tasman (1603–1659)
- — Born in Lutjegast, Netherlands Verified
- — Married Jannetje Tjaers in Amsterdam Verified
- — Entered the service of the Dutch East India Company Verified
- — Departed Batavia on his great voyage of discovery Verified
- — Sighted Tasmania, naming it Van Diemen's Land Verified
- — Became the first European to sight New Zealand Verified
- — Sighted Tonga and the Fiji islands Verified
- — Charted the northern coast of Australia on his second voyage Verified
- — Died in Batavia Verified
Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)
- — Born in Seville, Spain Verified
- — Apprenticed to the painter Francisco Pacheco in Seville Verified
- — Married Juana Pacheco, daughter of his teacher Verified
- — Moved to Madrid and appointed court painter to King Philip IV Verified
- — First journey to Italy to study the Italian masters Verified
- — Painted The Surrender of Breda Verified
- — Second journey to Italy and Portrait of Pope Innocent X Verified
- — Painted Las Meninas Verified
- — Knighted in the Order of Santiago Verified
- — Died in Madrid Verified