Figueroa Point [SEP] continent
Figueroa Point
Figueroa Point is an ice-free point at the northeast extremity of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica forming the southeast side of the entrance to Galápagos Cove. "Dovizio Rock" () is lying to the northeast, Ibar Rocks () are centred to the southeast, "Bonert Rock" is to the south-southeast and "Rosales Rocks" are south by east of Figueroa Point. The area was visited by early 19th century sealers.
The point is named after First Lieutenant Emiliano
Baltasar de Figueroa
Baltasar de Figueroa, O. Cist. (1634–1684) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1683–1684).
Biography.
Baltasar de Figueroa was born in Jaén, Spain on 29 Dec 1634 and ordained a priest in the Cistercian Order.
On 10 May 1683, he was appointed during the papacy of Pope Innocent XI as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba.
He served as Bishop of Santiago de Cuba until his death on 8 Sep 1684.
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