Del cual fue mi nacimiento en la ciudad de Orduña: Andres de Poza: ¿vasco o flamenco según su Hydrografía?

Abstract

The reputed 16th century hydrographer Andres de Poza introduces himself as a native of Urduña in his nautical treatise Hydrografía (1585), his least know and least studied work. This article shows how Hydrografía is special and at the same time presents new biographical details about the author. In fact, one of the safeguarded copies of Hydrografía includes a foreword that claims that Poza was born in Basque lands. This could put an end to the theory that he was born in Flanders.