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Pinzón
[ peen-thawn ]
noun
- Mar·tín A·lon·zo [mah, r, -, teen, ah-, lawn, -thaw], c1440–93?, and his brother, Vi·cen·te Yá·ñez [bee-, then, -te-, yah, -nyeth], c1460–1524?, Spanish navigators with Christopher Columbus.
Pinzón
/ pinˈθɔn /
noun
- PinzónMartín Alonzo?14401493MSpanishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Martín Alonzo (marˈtin aˈlɔnθo). ?1440–93, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Pinta on Columbus' first expedition (1492–93), which he abandoned in a vain attempt to be the first to arrive back in Spain
- PinzónVicente Yáñez?1460?1524MSpanishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator his brother, Vicente Yáñez (biˈθente ˈjaɲɛθ). ?1460–?1524, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Niña on Columbus' first expedition (1492–93)
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