The number of voyages Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo embarked on is unknown, but it is known that he made at least one voyage to the west coast of North America in 1542. This voyage was commissioned by King Charles V of Spain and was the first time a European explorer had set foot on the coast of what is now the United States.
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