page_title: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
hierarchical_section_title: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
caption_attribution_description: English: Oil painting of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. He was painted about 1500 times.
context_page_description: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a 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 the coast of California in 1542–1543.
context_section_description: Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; 1499 – January 3, 1543) was a 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 the coast of California in 1542–1543.
caption: Posthumous depiction of Cabrillo.
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