Disputatio:Vincentius Bune

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[recensere] Vivebat?

Did he exist? I don't seem to be able to Google him. The sources look OK, but I can't check them. Andrew Dalby 18:24, 20 Septembris 2007 (UTC)

He definitely existed. He is metioned briefly in the History section here. Harrissimo.
Well, yes, but that is probably written by the same contributor. Anyway, thanks: it is possible to Google "Vice Bune", I find. It would be nice to find a mention of him in an independent non-Croatian source.
I see there has also been some questioning at Disputatio:Vanuatu. This begins to look like a hoax to me. IacobusAmor knows about this region. Andrew Dalby 19:38, 20 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
No, I take it back. It's not a hoax. Pages like this [1] and this [2] confirm his presence in the record. As to the specific discoveries claimed, I'm not so sure yet. Andrew Dalby 19:54, 20 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
He may well have existed. What I was questioning was the assertion that his expedition was the first European one to reach Vanuatu. All the cited sources are archival and unpublished, so how can we check them? Will the person who apparently has special knowledge of the matter (as presumably by visiting the archives) please step forward? IacobusAmor 19:59, 20 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
The sources cited on this page (see also its Croatian equivalent) are printed, but not easily accessible. If he really got to Vanuatu etc., it's surprising that he hasn't made more of a stir in the literature. Andrew Dalby 20:15, 20 Septembris 2007 (UTC)
But one might have more confidence in them if they included items published in areas other than the one in which the subject is a native son! IacobusAmor 02:24, 21 Septembris 2007 (UTC)