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First European in California. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo ( Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 [1] – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the West Coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.
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.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is best known for being the first European to successfully navigate the Pacific coast of what is today California to points north of the San Francisco Bay. During the voyage, he and his men disembarked at several points and made direct
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition that explored what is now the west coast of the United States. Cabrillo departed from the port of Navidad, Mexico on June 27, 1542. Three months later he arrived at "a very good enclosed port," which is known today as San Diego Bay.
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (c.1498-1543) 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.
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 ( b. ca. 1498; d. 3 January 1543), first European explorer to reach California. Rodríguez Cabrillo, probably born in Seville, Spain, participated in the conquest of Cuba and served in the conquest of Mexico as a crossbowman and sailor under Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) in 1519.
In this episode, we cover the life of Spanish conquistador and explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. Cabrillo would be the first non-native to reach the western coast of the United States. This is a single episode series. Download this episode or listen online.
Apr 19, 2024 · Learn all about Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the first European explorer to sail to present-day San Diego, and the meanings of his 1542 expedition. Historical programs are available Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays ONLY, with two program time slots per day: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM and 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM.
San Salvador was the flagship of explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese). She was a 100-foot (30 m) full-rigged galleon with 10-foot (3.0 m) draft and capacity of 200 tons . [1]
