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Vicente Yáñez Pinzón

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Spanish navigator, explorer

Historical FiguresLived 1462 to 1600 · aged 138
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Vicente Yáñez Pinzón was a Spanish navigator and explorer, the youngest of the Pinzón brothers. Along with his older brother, Martín Alonso Pinzón, who captained the Pinta, he sailed with Christopher Columbus on the first voyage to the New World, in 1492, as captain of the Niña.

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Statue of the Pinzón brothers in Palos de la Frontera.Statue of the Pinzón brothers in Palos de la Frontera.

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Category
Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1462 to 1600 · aged 138
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29 languages

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