Pedro Fernandez de Quiros sculpture, Windsor Walk.
Photographed by Dom Northcott.
De Quiros mistakenly identified a large island in Vanuatu as Terra Australis and named it Australia del Espiritu Santo, thus recording the first use of the word Australia.
We acknowledge the Ngunnawal people as traditional custodians of the ACT and recognise any other people or families with connection to the lands of the ACT and region.
We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
