Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo (1499-1543) - Find a Grave Memorial
Portuguese-born Spanish explorer who explored much of the coast of California. He died from complications of a broken leg incurred from a fall during a brief skirmish with natives.
He Found Cabriilo’s Grave — Desert Sun 26 December 1972 — …
Dec 26, 1972 · BERKELEY (UPI) - A University of California anthropologist believes he has found the gravemarker of Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, the Spanish “discover of California." Dr. Robert F. Heizer, professor of antropology at Berkeley, said Wednesday the foot-long block of sandstone was found on the Channel Islands of Santa Barbara.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Wikipedia
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (Portuguese: João Rodrigues Cabrilho; c. 1497 [1] – January 3, 1543) was a Portuguese maritime explorer best known for investigations of the west coast of North America, undertaken on behalf of the Spanish Empire.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo: Biography, Spanish Explorer, Facts
Aug 2, 2023 · Believed to have been of Portuguese descent, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a soldier and explorer in service to Spain. He is best known for his explorations of the coast of California from 1542-43.
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Early California Resource Center
Where is Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo buried? No one knows for certain where Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is buried. According to the main stories about his death, his remains seem to lie on what is today Santa Catalina Island.
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo - U.S. National Park Service
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo led the first European expedition that explored what is now the west coast of the United States. Cabrillo departed from the port of Navidad, Mexico on June 27, 1542. Three months later he arrived at "a very good enclosed port," …
JUAN RODRIGUEZ CABRILLO - Califa
Reports say that he was buried on San Miguel Island, but the site of his grave is not known. Before he died, Cabrillo appointed Bartolomé Ferrer as captain of the expedition, and directed him to continue exploration of the northern coast.
First Contact - West of the West
Nov 1, 2016 · First Contact is a Tale about Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who first sailed into the waters of what is now the State of California in 1542 aboard his flagship, the San Salvador. He explored much of the coast, including The Channel Islands.
In Search of California: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo and the ... - PBS …
May 7, 2015 · On January 3, 1543, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo died, probably on one of the Channel Islands. Some say he died of gangrene caused by a broken arm or shoulder; others say it was a broken leg. Historians and archaeologists continue to search for Cabrillo's grave, but it …
The Discoverer of Alta California: João Rodrigues Cabrilho or Juan ...
Professor Robert Heizer has produced evidence that this stone, carved with the monogram J Rs, may well have been the grave marker of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. San Francisco Chronicle , 21 December 1972.