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1542
Photographer: Allen C. Browne
Taken: May 31, 2015
Caption: 1542
Additional Description: Seeking a more direct way to the Orient and the "Northwest Passage," Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo sails along the west coast of North America, landing at what he names "San Miguel," and claims the area for the King of Spain.
Submitted: July 20, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.
Database Locator Identification Number: p316659
File Size: 1.232 Megabytes

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