Sebastián Vizcaíno

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Sebastián Vizcaíno was a Spanish explorer and cartographer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries known for leading major voyages along the Pacific coast of North America, particularly in present-day California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish explorer
cartographer
explorer
human
burialPlace Mexico City NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Philip III of Spain NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Spain
dateOfBirth ca. 1548
dateOfDeath ca. 1624
employer Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
era early 17th century
late 16th century
explored Alta California NERFINISHED
Baja California Peninsula NERFINISHED
Carmel Bay NERFINISHED
Channel Islands of California NERFINISHED
Monterey Bay NERFINISHED
Pacific coast of North America NERFINISHED
San Diego Bay NERFINISHED
gender male
influenced Spanish claims to Alta California
later Spanish missions in California
knownFor exploration of the Pacific coast of North America
mapping of the California coast
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
ledExpedition 1596 expedition to Baja California
1602–1603 expedition to Alta California
militaryBranch Spanish Navy NERFINISHED
namedAfter Monterey Bay NERFINISHED
San Diego NERFINISHED
notableEvent detailed charting of California coastline in 1602–1603
first detailed European description of Monterey Bay
notableWork exploration of the coast of California
occupation cartographer
explorer
naval officer
participantIn Achtzigjähriger Krieg NERFINISHED
Spanish colonization of the Americas
placeOfBirth Cáceres NERFINISHED
Extremadura NERFINISHED
positionHeld general of the Manila galleons convoy
purposeOfExpedition detailed mapping of the California coast
search for safe harbors for Manila galleons
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence New Spain NERFINISHED
serviceEntry Spanish colonial service in New Spain
usedShip San Diego (ship) NERFINISHED
Santo Tomás (ship) NERFINISHED
Tres Reyes (ship) NERFINISHED

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San Clemente Island discoveredByEuropeans Sebastián Vizcaíno