Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 481 years ago |
Date of birth | March 13,1499 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Palma Del Rio |
Spain | |
Date of died | January 3,1543 |
Died | San Miguel Island |
California | |
United States | |
Spouse | Beatriz Sanchez de Ortega |
Known for | European |
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California | |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Spanish | |
Books | The Channel Islands of California: A Book for the Angler, Sportsman, and Tourist |
Job | Conquistador |
Navigator | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 652472 |
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo Life story
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an Iberian maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire. He was the first European to explore present-day California, navigating along the coast of California in 1542–1543 on his voyage from New Spain.