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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 – January 3, 1543) was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.
Aug 2, 2023 · Believed to have been of Portuguese descent, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a soldier and explorer in service to Spain. He is best known for his explorations of the coast of California from...
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (died January 3, 1543?, off the coast of northern California) was a soldier and explorer in the service of Spain, chiefly known as the discoverer of California.
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For half a century before 1542 Spanish explorers had been trying to do what Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, to use the Spanish form of the discoverer’s name, here accomplished. Without knowledge of many failures on the part of his fellow adventurers he could not have succeeded.
May 18, 2018 · Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (died 1543) was a Portuguese explorer in service to the Spanish. He is best known for his exploration of the coast of California in 1542-1543. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo served under the command of Pánfilo de Narváez and aided him in the conquest of Cuba about 1518.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo ( Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 – January 3, 1543) was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.
Oct 7, 2022 · An eight-year quest to trace the life of the first European to explore the California coast and discover San Diego Bay has resulted in a biography of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo which will be ...
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