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  2. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo - Wikipedia

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    Cabrillo's heir Don Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo de Medrano was the encomendero of Xicalpa, Jocopila and Comitlán, [32] and twice town magistrate of Santiago de Guatemala and owner of a cattle ranch along the road connecting Xicalapa to Miahuatlán. [33] In February 1579 he helped Francisco Díaz Del Castillo as a witness to his testimony. [34]

  3. Cabrillo National Monument - Wikipedia

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    Cabrillo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is a U.S. national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma peninsula in San Diego, California.It commemorates the landing of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542.

  4. Timeline of Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    City Fire Department [26] and Elysian Park established. Pasadena and Santa Monica incorporated in Los Angeles County. [1] Many people arrive as a result of railroad rate war; speculative real estate boom begins. [1] Map submitted to Post Office Department showing rail lines and river (c. 1885) 1887

  5. Column: Cabrillo landed in California 480 years ago. People ...

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    Cabrillo National Monument recently commemorated the anniversary of the first European to set foot in California. Things didn't go as planned. Column: Cabrillo landed in California 480 years ago.

  6. Maritime history of California - Wikipedia

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    Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego, California. The first European expedition to explore the upper California coast was led by the explorer and conquistador Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (c. 1499–1543). Cabrillo shipped for Havana as a young man and joined forces with Hernán Cortés in New Spain in about 1520 as a conquistador crossbow man.

  7. History of the mapping of California - Wikipedia

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    For instance, a Spanish map from 1548 depicts California as a peninsula, [8] while a 1622 Dutch map depicts California as an island. [citation needed] A 1626 Portuguese map depicts the land as a peninsula, [citation needed] while a 1630 British map depicts it as an island. [9] A French map from 1682 only shows the tip of the Baja Peninsula.

  8. Bruce Vilanch Explores the Art of the Hollywood Flop in New ...

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    His new memoir, while exploring the origins of Hollywood flops, also looks at the lessons that Vilanch had learned throughout his time in show business, and the comedic aspects of it all.

  9. San Salvador (Cabrillo's ship) - Wikipedia

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    San Diego replica of the San Salvador, Cabrillo's flagship. San Salvador was the flagship of explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (João Rodrigues Cabrilho in Portuguese). She was a 100-foot (30 m) full-rigged galleon with 10-foot (3.0 m) draft and capacity of 200 tons. [1] She carried officers, crew, and a priest.