Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
Explorer
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an Iberian 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... Wikipedia
Born: March 13, 1499, Palma del Río, Spain
Died: January 3, 1543 (age 43 years), San Miguel Island, CA
Known for: First European in California
Nationality: Portuguese and Spanish
Spouse: Beatriz Sanchez de Ortega (m. 1532–1543)