FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
SPANISH EXPLORERS
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Viscaino
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Cortes
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Cabrillo
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Ferrelo
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Detailed explanation-1: -On January 3, 1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo died, probably on one of the Channel Islands. Some say he died of gangrene caused by a broken arm or shoulder; others say it was a broken leg. Historians and archaeologists continue to search for Cabrillo’s grave, but it has never been found.
Detailed explanation-2: -At San Miguel Island in what is now called the Santa Barbara Channel, Cabrillo broke his arm in a fall.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Portuguese João Rodrigues Cabrilho, (died January 3, 1543?, off the coast of northern California), soldier and explorer in the service of Spain, chiefly known as the discoverer of California. Died: January 3, 1543?