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Pinzón
brothers who were Spanish navigators. Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. Born 1460 in Palos; died circa 1524. In 1492-93, Pinzón commanded the Niña during Columbus’ first voyage. In 1500, at the head of a flotilla of four ships, he discovered a section of the Brazilian coast located between 6° S lat. and 5° N lat., the mouth of the Amazon River, the coast of Guyana (independently of A. de Ojeda), the mouth of the Orinoco River, and the island of Tobago. In 1508-09 he discovered, together with J. de Solís, the eastern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula between 16° and 18° N lat. Martín Alonso Pinzón. Born circa 1440 in Palos; died there March or April 1493. One of the organizers of Columbus’ first voyage, Pinzón was commander of the Pinta (1492-93). Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Allsopp, DeMarie, Alvarez-McHatton, & Doone, 2006; Baldwin, Buchanan, & Rudisill, 2007; El-Amin, Cristol, & Hammond, 1999; Lacina, Hagan, & Griffith, 2006; Lipka, 1997; Minor, 2002; Pinzon & Barriga, 2006; Rock & Levin, 2002; Ross, Brownell, & Sindelar, 1999; Sheckley & Keeton, 1997). Tony and his wife Mary Quintana; mother-in-law Genevieve Baca; sisters-in-law Lola Pinzon, Helen Chavez, Christy Baca, Bernice Vallejos; brothers-in-law Lawrence Chavez, Ralph Baca and Luis (Funnel) Baca; and nieces, nephews and friends. Although she felt that God was not listening to her prayers for years, she did not lose faith because she believed that faith is not a feeling but a gift," says Ana Marie Clemente Pinzon, a website visitor from Makati, Philippines. |
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