http://littlesarahs2012.edublogs.org First European Man to Sail the Californian Coast! Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:23:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en He died in 1543 on January 3, from infection caused by a broken leg No copy of the original log of Cabrillo's log remains Only Cabrillo's final year of his life would he be recognized for being the first documented european to sail the western shore of North America http://littlesarahs2012.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/interesting-facts-about-juan-cabrillo/   This is a map of Cabrillo's Voyages that was made in 1562 in Venice, Italy. http://littlesarahs2012.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/map-of-cabrillos-voyages/ Cabrillo was a Conquistador when he was younger. Conquistador is the name applied to the mostly Spanish soldiers who explored, conquered, and settled in the New World. We know little of Cabrillo's childhood years until 1519 when his name appears in the ranks of those who served in the army of ... http://littlesarahs2012.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/juan-rodriguez-gabrillo-early-years/