Hudson Volcano is named
for Francisco Hudson Cardenas (July 1, 1826 - March, 1859) who was a
Chilean naval officer and hydrographer famous for his explorations of
southern Chile. While in command of the brigantine Pizarro and
accompanied by his brother-in-law, Martin Aguayo, commanding the
brigantine Meteoro, Hudson and his ship and crew were
lost in a storm near the Le Maire Strait (Estrecho de le Maire),
named for and by a Dutch seaman, Jacob le Maire (1585-1616) who was
trying to circumnavigate in order to break the monopoly of the Dutch
East Indies Company, co-founded by his father Isaac.
