vincenta

Updated: May 11, 2025

But, three months previous to Cabral's touching upon Brazil, one of Columbus's companions on his first voyage, Vincenta Yanez Pinzon, had touched on the coast of Brazil, eight degrees south of the line, and from there had worked northward, seeking for a passage which would lead west to the Indies.

Joseph Jacobs - The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known