coast of California in 1542–1543 on his voyage from New... as Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo . Of the few locations in Portugal... Spanish-based map, made by the Florentine cartographer Matteo...
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo - A Voyage of Exploration ; 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. Historians believe he anchored his flagship, the San Salvador, on Point Loma's east shore near the land that becomes Cabrillo National Monument. Cabrillo later died during the expedition, but his crew contin ...
An Account of the Voyage of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. Cabrillo National Monument Foundation Project Editor, James D. Nauman. San Diego: Cabrillo National Monument Foundation, 1999. [vi], 97 p. Illustrations, maps, notes. $8.95. Reviewed by Stephen A. Colston, Associate Professor of History, San Diego State University, and author of the book in progress to be called “A Biblophile in the Borderlands: Henry R. Wagner and the Colonial Spanish West.” · “The Age of Discovery” is a term that historians have long used to designate a period fall ...
Kumeyaay Indians demonstrate intricate basket weaving techniques and how to prepare acorns for eating. ; Flint knappers show how Native Americans made arrow points, knives, and scrapers. ; Historic re-enactors provide a glimpse into the daily life of 16th-century soldiers and sailors who explored New Spain with Cabrillo, Coronado, and DeSoto.
Between 1510 and 1536, he signed and recorded his name as Juan Rodriguez. There were many... slopes of Point Loma. Later in the voyage, Cabrillo fell on Capitana Island, now believed to be...
A visitor center screens a film about Cabrillo's voyage and has exhibits about the... to construct a heroic statue of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo." By 1926 no statue had been placed and the...
In 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo climbed out of his boat and onto shore, becoming the first European to set foot on what is now the West Coast of the United States. Cabrillo National Monument not o...
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Courtesy Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo A Voyage of Rediscovery Mains’l Haul A Jour nal of Pacific Maritime History Vol. 55: 1-4 Winter/Spring/Summer...
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo brought the first European explorers to the west coast of the United States 475 years ago. This compact book traces Cabrillo's historic voyage north from...