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Cabrilla, Juan Rodriguez -1543

Portuguese navigator; born late in the fifteenth century; explored the Pacific coast as far as lat. 44° N., off the coast of Oregon, in 1542, under orders from the King of Spain, and discovered many of the islands, bays, and harbors with which we are now familiar. This voyage, made in search of the “Strait of America,” which Alarcon had failed to find, was described by him under the title of Viaje y descubrimientos hasta el grado 43 De Latitud. He died at San Bernardo, Cal., Jan. 3, 1543.

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