Cabrillo

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

noun

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

Example Sentences

That means Cabrillo, despite being authorized by tiny Dehesa, can draw on millions of potential students in San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Imperial counties.

From Voice of San Diego

He joined the local Cabrillo Beach Yacht Club there and by 1977 had reached the membership rank of commodore.

From The Daily Beast

This relates to the voyage (1542-43) of Juan Rodriguez de Cabrillo.

From Project Gutenberg

Cabrillo was the first white man so far as we know who visited the Indians of the coast of California.

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No maps or charts of the region showing where lay good harbors or dangerous rocks, could be found in Cabrillo's cabin.

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

From Project Gutenberg

At the bow of the ship stood the master of the expedition, the tanned, keen-faced captain, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

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