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Also Known As Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Baca
Born c.1490 • Extremadura
Died c.1560 • Sevilla • Spain

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Spanish navigator
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Francisco Pizarro
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Juan Ponce de León
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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
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Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
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Juan Díaz de Solís
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Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
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Abruzzi, Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, duke d'
Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, duke d’Abruzzi
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Eusebio Kino
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