Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Portuguese or Spanish explorer
Person human Q182491
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Summary

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is a human[1]. He was born on 1497[2]. He died in Santa Catalina Island[3]. He died on January 3, 1543[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], navigator[6], discoverer[7], and conquistador[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #7,073 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo passed away in Santa Catalina Island[3].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was born on 1497[2].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo died on January 3, 1543[4].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo held citizenship in Crown of Castile[10].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's professions included explorer[5].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's professions included navigator[6].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo worked as a discoverer[7].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's professions included conquistador[8].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo held the position of ship captain[11].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo is recorded as male[12].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's Commons category is recorded as João Rodrigues Cabrilho[14].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's family name is recorded as Cabrillo[15].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's given name is recorded as Juan[16].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's described by source is recorded as Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[17].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[18].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo'}[19].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's different from is recorded as Juan Rodríguez[20].
  • Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo's patronym or matronym is recorded as Rodríguez[21].

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Origins and Family

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was born on 1497[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[5], navigator[6], discoverer[7], and conquistador[8]. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo held the position of ship captain[11].

Death and Burial

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo died on January 3, 1543[4]. He passed away in Santa Catalina Island[3].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo include Cabrillo National Monument[22], a National Monument of the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1913[25].

Why It Matters

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month, #7,073 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for him include Cabrillo National Monument[22], a National Monument of the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1913[25].

FAQs

Where did Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo die?

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo died in Santa Catalina Island[3].

What did Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo do for work?

Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo worked as explorer[5], navigator[6], discoverer[7], and conquistador[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [2] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  12. [4] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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