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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
16th-century Iberian maritime explorer of North America
For the character from the Oregon Files novels, see Juan Cabrillo (character).
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. [1] – January 3, ) was a Portuguese 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 – on his voyage from New Spain (modern Mexico).[2]
Nationality
[edit]Cabrillo's nationality Spanish or Portuguese has been debated more recently. He was described as Portuguese by Spanish chronicler Antonio de Herrera y Tordesillas; in his Historia General de los hechos de los Castellanos en las Islas y tierra firme del Mar Oceano, written 60 years after Cabrillo's death, Herrera referred to Cabrillo as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.[3] • () Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an ambitious, at times ruthless Portuguese soldier who served the Spanish Empire. He participated in the conquest of Cuba in the early s and later battled the Aztecs in Mexico. Cabrillo eventually made his fortune in Guatemala, mining gold and trading goods while participating in the enslaved trade. In hopes of more riches, he set out to explore the California coast, mapping landmarks and identifying villages. He died on January 3, , of infection from a wound suffered after an attack on his expedition by Tongva tribesmen. Cabrillo’s early life is a mystery. Historians believe he may have been of Portuguese descent but was born in Spain around More than one village in Portugal claims to be his birthplace. What is known is that he was raised in Castile, Spain under humble beginnings. As a young man, Cabrillo became a skilled seaman, and in he sailed to th • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portekizce:João Rodrigues Cabrilho) (d. 13 Mart – ö. 3 Ocak ), İspanyol-Portekizli kâşif. İspanyol İmparatorluğu adına Kuzey Amerika'nın batı sahilini keşfetmiştir. Cabrillo, ABD'de bugünkü Kaliforniya'ya giden ilk Avrupalı kâşifti. 23 Kasım 'de küçük filosunu onarmak ve kışı atlatmak amacıyla gidilen Santa Catalina Adası'nda botundan dışarı çıkarken çıkıntılı bir kayada tökezledi ve baldırının ön kısmı (incik kemiği) parçalandı. İlerleyen hastalığı kangrene dönüşen Cabrillo, 3 Ocak 'te öldü. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Who Was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo?
Early Life
New World Expeditions
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
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