Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548–1624) was a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat whose varied roles took him to New Spain, the Baja California...
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originally Cayo Vizcaíno, an island in Florida, USA Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay, a natural feature of Baja California Peninsula, Mexico Vizcaíno, Baja California...
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Sebastián Vizcaíno Bay (Spanish: Bahía de Sebastián Vizcaíno) is a prominent bay along the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula in northwestern...
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Cabrillo was the first explorer to navigate the coastlines, whereas Sebastián Vizcaíno explored inland, in what is now the biosphere reserve in 1596 on behalf...
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Sebastián Vizcaíno mapped the coastline in detail and gave new names to many features. Martín de Aguilar, lost from the expedition led by Sebastián Vizcaíno...
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for England as Nova Albion, or New Albion. In 1602, the Spaniard Sebastián Vizcaíno explored California's coastline on behalf of New Spain He named San...
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de Ulloa, Hernando de Alarcón, Captain Francisco de Lucenilla, and Sebastián Vizcaíno document its earliest record. Juan de Oñate reached the gulf overland...
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Laynez, 1512–1565. The city of San Diego was named for the flagship of Sebastián Vizcaíno (1602), which was itself named for Didacus of Alcalá (d. 1463). The...
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English Crown as Nova Albion, or New Albion. In 1602, the Spaniard Sebastián Vizcaíno explored California's coastline on behalf of New Spain from San Diego...
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includes among others, Lucas Vásquez de Ayllón, Pánfilo de Narváez, Sebastián Vizcaíno, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Gaspar de Portolà, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés...
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