Cabrillo

[ kuh-bree-oh, -breel-yoh ]

noun
  1. Juan Ro·drí·guez [rod-ree-ges], /rɒdˈri gɛs/, Joao Rodrigues Cabrilho, 1499?–1543, Spanish explorer, born in Portugal: discovered California.

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How to use Cabrillo in a sentence

  • The exposure and hardships, following the wound he had received, were too much for even the hardy sailor Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

    History of California | Helen Elliott Bandini
  • At the bow of the ship stood the master of the expedition, the tanned, keen-faced captain, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

    History of California | Helen Elliott Bandini