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Vizcaino   /vizkɑˈinoʊ/   Listen
Vizcaino

noun
1.
Spanish explorer who was the first European to explore the California coast (1550-1615).  Synonym: Sebastian Vizcaino.





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... will make a slight digression for the sake of our story. In 1548, just twenty-seven years after Cortes discovered the land of Mexico, Cabrillo's expedition had sailed up the Coast of California, and in 1602 Sebastian Vizcaino had made further discoveries accompanied by two Carmelite priests, and landed on the shores of Monterey. Both of these expeditions, however, were abandoned and California remained the "mysterious vineyard," as it was called. But Vizcaino drew a map ...
— Chimes of Mission Bells • Maria Antonia Field
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Words linked to "Vizcaino" :   explorer, adventurer


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