Martín Alonso Pinzón

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Martín Alonso Pinzón was a Spanish mariner and explorer who played a key leadership role in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas.

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Martín Alonso Pinzón canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish navigator
explorer
mariner
ship captain
associatedWith Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs

Christopher Columbus
Palos de la Frontera
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
birthPlace Crown of Castile
Palos de la Frontera
centuryOfActivity 15th century
commanded caravel Pinta
linked to: La Pinta
continentOfActivity Americas
Europe
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathPlace Palos de la Frontera
employer Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
era Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration
familyName Pinzón
fleet Columbus’s first voyage fleet
linked to: La Pinta
fullName Martín Alonso Pinzón
givenName Martín
helpedRecruit crew for Columbus’s first voyage
historicalRegion Andalusia
knownFor captaining the caravel Pinta
leadership among the Pinzón brothers
participation in Christopher Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas
languageSpoken Spanish
maritimeRegionOfActivity Atlantic Ocean
nationality Spanish
notableEvent made landfall in the Americas in 1492 as part of Columbus’s fleet
notableFor key leadership role in Columbus’s first voyage to the Americas
occupation explorer
navigator
ship captain
participantIn 1492 voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus’s first voyage
patron Catholic Monarchs of Spain
linked to: Catholic Monarchs
relative Pinzón family
religion Roman Catholicism
role captain of the Pinta
co-leader of Columbus’s first expedition
ship Pinta
sibling Francisco Martín Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón
supported Christopher Columbus’s proposal to sail west to reach Asia

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Pinta commandedBy Martín Alonso Pinzón
Pinta captain Martín Alonso Pinzón
Pinzón Island namedAfter Martín Alonso Pinzón
Pinzón family notableMember Martín Alonso Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón relative Martín Alonso Pinzón
Vicente Yáñez Pinzón sibling Martín Alonso Pinzón
Martín Alonso Pinzón fullName Martín Alonso Pinzón
Pinzón hasNotableBearer Martín Alonso Pinzón