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Pedro Alonso Niño (c. 1455 – c. 1505) was a Afro-Spanish [dubious – discuss] explorer during the 15th century. He piloted the Santa María during Christopher Columbus 's first voyage to the Americas in 1492, [1] and accompanied him on his third voyage in 1498 to Trinidad .
- c.1505
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Pedro Alonso Niño was a Spanish explorer known as el Negro. A native of Moguer, Spain, Niño acted as pilot of the Santa María during the first voyage of Christopher Columbus. In 1499 Niño and Christopher Guerra received permission from Bishop Juan Rodríguez De Fonseca to explore the Gulf of Paria.
The Niño family had a lineage of marine experts and shipowners who repeatedly crossed the Atlantic in exploration and discovery of the new continent. Pedro Alonso Niño, an accomplished navigator, assumed the pivotal role of pilot aboard the Santa María during Christopher Columbus' historic transatlantic voyage.
Pedro Niño. *The birth of Pedro Niño is celebrated on this date in c. 1455. He was a Black Spanish navigator and explorer. Pedro Alonso Niño was born in Moguer, Spain he was of mixed heritage of African and Spaniard. He was known as El Negro, and his father was one of the sailors Captured from Elmina.
Oct 12, 2015 · Described as “El Negro,” navigator and explorer Pedro Alonso Niño, son of a white Spaniard and enslaved African woman, has long been acknowledged for accompanying Columbus on his first ...
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Pedro Alonso Niño (Peralonso Niño) fue un destacado marino español nacido en Moguer en 1468. Participó en el descubrimiento de América junto a Cristóbal Colón , siendo el piloto de la carabela La Niña durante el primer viaje.
Niño, Pedro Alonso. ¿Moguer (Huelva)?, c. 1468 – Océano Atlántico, 1502. Navegante, piloto y descubridor. Pedro Alonso Niño es el segundo de los hermanos Niño. En los documentos se le puede encontrar como Pedro Alonso, Pero Alonso o Peralonso.
