Gomes de Sequeira was a Portuguese explorer in the early 16th century. It has been suggested by some historians[who?] that Gomes de Sequeira may have sailed to the northeast coast of Australia as part of his explorations, although this is disputed.[1][2][3]
In 1525 Gomes de Sequeira was pilot of a small ship captained by Diogo da Rocha, when in the Molucca Passage it was driven 200 to 300 leagues to the northeast by a storm to a large island. The island was given the name Ilha de Gomes de Sequeira. In 1975 William A. Lessa identified the island as Ulithi in the Caroline Islands.[4]