Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Also known as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, João Rodrigues Cabrilho
Portuguese or Spanish explorer
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 – 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. He was the first European to explore present-day Alta California, navigating along the coast of California in 1542–1543 on his voyage from New Spain (modern Mexico).
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1490s births1543 deaths16th-century Portuguese explorersDate of birth unknownExplorers of North AmericaPeople from pre-statehood CaliforniaPortuguese conquistadorsPortuguese explorers of North AmericaPortuguese explorers of the PacificPortuguese maritime navigatorsSpanish conquistadorsSpanish explorers of North America