Enrique Simpson Baeza | |
Birth Date: | 1835 |
Death Date: | May 17, 1901 |
Birth Place: | Valparaíso, Chile |
Death Place: | Valparaíso, Chile |
Allegiance: | Chile |
Branch: | Navy |
Serviceyears: | 1851 - 1898 |
Rank: | Counter admiral |
Commands: | Chacabuco Almirante Cochrane |
Battles: | Revolution of 1859 War of the Pacific |
Relations: | Son of Robert Winthrop Simpson |
Enrique Simpson Baeza (Valparaíso, 1835–Valparaíso, May 17, 1901) was a Chilean Navy officer and explorer. Simpson mapped the archipelagoes and coast of Aysén Region onboard of the corvette Chacabuco in the 1870s.[1] Among his feats is the re-discovery of San Rafael Lake and the insight that Aisén Fjord provides the best access to the interior of Patagonia from the Pacific.[2]
Simpson River is named after him.