Pinzón

[peen-thawn]

noun

Mar·tín A·lon·zo [mahr-teen ah-lawn-thaw] /mɑrˈtin ɑˈlɔn θɔ/, c1440–93?, and his brother, Vi·cen·te Yá·ñez [bee-then-te yah-nyeth] /biˈθɛn tɛ ˈyɑ nyɛθ/, c1460–1524?, Spanish navigators with Christopher Columbus.

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While on the coast of Cuba, Pinzon, the commander of the Pinta, deserted him.
Introductory American History
Henry Eldridge Bourne
Pinzon, as we have said, did not know about the sudden rising of the tide.
Discoverers and Explorers
Edward R. Shaw
This was in 1540, many years, as you see, after Pinzon and Cabral had anchored at the mouth.
Discoverers and Explorers
Edward R. Shaw
Pinzon anchored in the mouth of the river, and found the natives peaceful.
Discoverers and Explorers
Edward R. Shaw
It may be of interest to know what befell Pinzon after he left the mouth of the Amazon.
Discoverers and Explorers
Edward R. Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for pinzon

Pinzón

noun

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
his brother, Vicente Yáñez (biˈθente ˈjaɲɛθ). ?1460–?1524, Spanish navigator, who commanded the Niña on Columbus' first expedition (1492–93)

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