Rodrigo de Triana
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Rodrigo de Triana was the Spanish sailor traditionally credited with being the first crew member of Columbus’s 1492 expedition to sight land in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rodrigo de Triana canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish person
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ sailor ⓘ |
| allegiance | Crown of Castile ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Age of Exploration
ⓘ
surface form:
Age of Discovery
voyages of Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| centuryActive | 15th century ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Europe ⓘ |
| dateOfEventObserved | 1492-10-12 ⓘ |
| employer | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniards ⓘ |
| eventObserved | first sighting of land in the Americas on Columbus’s 1492 voyage ⓘ |
| givenName | Rodrigo ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| historicity | details of his life are poorly documented ⓘ |
| knownFor | being traditionally credited as the first crew member of Columbus’s 1492 expedition to sight land in the Americas ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | traditional narratives of Columbus’s first voyage ⓘ |
| name | Rodrigo de Triana self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
Castile
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
|
| notableClaim | cried out the first sighting of land on 12 October 1492 ⓘ |
| occupation |
sailor
ⓘ
seaman ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Christopher Columbus’s first voyage ⓘ |
| placeOfEventObserved | near San Salvador Island (Bahamas) according to traditional accounts ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Andalusia (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| rewardDispute | traditionally said not to have received the promised reward for first sighting land ⓘ |
| role | lookout ⓘ |
| ship | La Pinta ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.